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Correlations and Numerical Modeling of Stacked Woven Wire-Mesh Porous Media for Heat Exchange Applications

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  • Trilok G

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Mangalore 575025, India)

  • Kurma Eshwar Sai Srinivas

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Mangalore 575025, India)

  • Devika Harikrishnan

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Mangalore 575025, India)

  • Gnanasekaran N

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Mangalore 575025, India)

  • Moghtada Mobedi

    (Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu-shi 432-8561, Japan)

Abstract

Metal foams have gained attention due to their heat transfer augmenting capabilities. In the literature, correlations describing relations among their morphological characteristics have successfully been established and well discussed. However, collective expressions that categorize stacked wire mesh based on their morphology and thermo-hydraulic expressions required for numerical modeling are less explored in the literature. In the present study, cross relations among the morphological characteristics of stacked wire-mesh were arrived at based on mesh-size, wire diameter and stacking type, which are essential for describing the medium and determining key input parameters required for numerical modeling. Furthermore, correlation for specific surface area, a vital parameter that plays a major role in interstitial heat transfer, is provided. With the arrived correlations, properties of stacked wire-mesh samples of orderly varied mesh-size and porosity are obtained for various stacking scenarios, and corresponding thermo-hydraulic parameters appearing in the governing equations are evaluated. A vertical channel housing the categorized wire-mesh porous media is numerically modeled to analyze thermal and flow characteristics of such a medium. The proposed correlations can be used in confidence to evaluate thermo-hydraulic parameters appearing in governing equations in order to numerically model various samples of stacked wire-mesh types of porous media in a variety of heat transfer applications.

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  • Trilok G & Kurma Eshwar Sai Srinivas & Devika Harikrishnan & Gnanasekaran N & Moghtada Mobedi, 2022. "Correlations and Numerical Modeling of Stacked Woven Wire-Mesh Porous Media for Heat Exchange Applications," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(7), pages 1-25, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:7:p:2371-:d:778543
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    1. Sinem Donmus & Moghtada Mobedi & Fujio Kuwahara, 2021. "Double-Layer Metal Foams for Further Heat Transfer Enhancement in a Channel: An Analytical Study," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-22, January.
    2. Trilok G & N Gnanasekaran & Moghtada Mobedi, 2021. "Various Trade-Off Scenarios in Thermo-Hydrodynamic Performance of Metal Foams Due to Variations in Their Thickness and Structural Conditions," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(24), pages 1-23, December.
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    2. Rawal Diganjit & N. Gnanasekaran & Moghtada Mobedi, 2022. "Numerical Study for Enhancement of Heat Transfer Using Discrete Metal Foam with Varying Thickness and Porosity in Solar Air Heater by LTNE Method," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(23), pages 1-28, November.
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