Tailoring the pressure-drop in multi-layered open-cell porous inconel structures

This study investigates the pressure-drop behaviour associated with airflow through bulk and structurally tailored multi-layered, open-cell porous Inconel structures over a wide airflow velocity range (0–50 m s-1). The effect of airflow velocity on the pressure-drop behaviour as a function of the sa...

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Main Authors: Oun, Hatem, Kennedy, Andrew R.
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Published: Springer Verlag 2015
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34448/
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description This study investigates the pressure-drop behaviour associated with airflow through bulk and structurally tailored multi-layered, open-cell porous Inconel structures over a wide airflow velocity range (0–50 m s-1). The effect of airflow velocity on the pressure-drop behaviour as a function of the sample thickness is presented and related to the flow behaviour corresponding to the relevant flow regimes (Darcy, Forchheimer, Turbulent and Postturbulent). Entrance effects are highlighted as a source of the pressure-drop increase for porous structures with air gaps, regardless of their sizes, as long as they are larger than those generated by loosely-stacked structures. The pressure-drops for gapped porous structures and the mathematical-summation of the pressure drop for the corresponding individual components, were in very good agreement, at lower airflow velocities. The potential for mass-efficient porous structures, providing a high pressure drop, was demonstrated using multiple thin porous laminates separated by air gaps.
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spelling nottingham-344482020-05-04T17:15:36Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34448/ Tailoring the pressure-drop in multi-layered open-cell porous inconel structures Oun, Hatem Kennedy, Andrew R. This study investigates the pressure-drop behaviour associated with airflow through bulk and structurally tailored multi-layered, open-cell porous Inconel structures over a wide airflow velocity range (0–50 m s-1). The effect of airflow velocity on the pressure-drop behaviour as a function of the sample thickness is presented and related to the flow behaviour corresponding to the relevant flow regimes (Darcy, Forchheimer, Turbulent and Postturbulent). Entrance effects are highlighted as a source of the pressure-drop increase for porous structures with air gaps, regardless of their sizes, as long as they are larger than those generated by loosely-stacked structures. The pressure-drops for gapped porous structures and the mathematical-summation of the pressure drop for the corresponding individual components, were in very good agreement, at lower airflow velocities. The potential for mass-efficient porous structures, providing a high pressure drop, was demonstrated using multiple thin porous laminates separated by air gaps. Springer Verlag 2015-08-06 Article PeerReviewed Oun, Hatem and Kennedy, Andrew R. (2015) Tailoring the pressure-drop in multi-layered open-cell porous inconel structures. Journal of Porous Materials, 22 (6). pp. 1627-1633. ISSN 1573-4854 Single-phase flow ; Inconel multi-layer porous structures ; Thickness effect ; Material-efficient structures ; Air gap effect http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10934-015-0046-2 doi:10.1007/s10934-015-0046-2 doi:10.1007/s10934-015-0046-2
spellingShingle Single-phase flow ; Inconel multi-layer porous structures ; Thickness effect ; Material-efficient structures ; Air gap effect
Oun, Hatem
Kennedy, Andrew R.
Tailoring the pressure-drop in multi-layered open-cell porous inconel structures
title Tailoring the pressure-drop in multi-layered open-cell porous inconel structures
title_full Tailoring the pressure-drop in multi-layered open-cell porous inconel structures
title_fullStr Tailoring the pressure-drop in multi-layered open-cell porous inconel structures
title_full_unstemmed Tailoring the pressure-drop in multi-layered open-cell porous inconel structures
title_short Tailoring the pressure-drop in multi-layered open-cell porous inconel structures
title_sort tailoring the pressure-drop in multi-layered open-cell porous inconel structures
topic Single-phase flow ; Inconel multi-layer porous structures ; Thickness effect ; Material-efficient structures ; Air gap effect
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https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34448/