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Measurement and simulation of pressure drop across replicated porous aluminium in the Darcy-Forchheimer regime

Otaru, A.J.; Morvan, Herve; Kennedy, Andrew R.

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Authors

A.J. Otaru

Herve Morvan

Andrew R. Kennedy



Abstract

Experimental measurements of the pressure drop across porous metals have been compared with computational fluid dynamics simulations, for the first time, for structures typified by large pores with small interconnecting “windows”. Structural information for the porous structures was obtained from X-ray computed tomography and a robust methodology for developing a representative volume element is described. The modelling approach used was able to reliably predict the pressure drop behaviour within the Forchheimer regime. The methodology was extended to simulate flow through geometrically-adapted, “semi-virtual” pore structures and this approach could prove to be an invaluable tool in the design of porous metal components for applications involving fluid flow.

Citation

Otaru, A., Morvan, H., & Kennedy, A. R. (2018). Measurement and simulation of pressure drop across replicated porous aluminium in the Darcy-Forchheimer regime. Acta Materialia, 149, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2018.02.051

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 25, 2018
Online Publication Date Mar 5, 2018
Publication Date May 1, 2018
Deposit Date Mar 12, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Acta Materialia
Print ISSN 1359-6454
Electronic ISSN 1359-6454
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 149
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2018.02.051
Keywords Porous material; Modelling; Permeability
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/930807
Publisher URL https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359645418301678

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