September 18, 2025Physics of Fluids

Heat transfer enhancement and thermodynamic optimization in metal foam integrated pipes

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Increasing metal foam pore density enhances heat transfer, yet raises pumping power requirements due to flow resistance.
Metal foam filled pipes generate lower entropy than clear pipes, indicating improved thermodynamic performance.
The study validates computational results using ANSYS Fluent against experimental data, confirming the analysis's reliability.
Optimizing heat transfer while minimizing entropy generation is crucial for enhancing system efficiency.

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This study demonstrates optimized thermodynamic performance in metal foam pipes, indicating heat transfer improvements and lowering entropy production.

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Kumar et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d433aa713b0b5dfea7316e https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0287901

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This study demonstrates optimized thermodynamic performance in metal foam pipes, indicating heat transfer improvements and lowering entropy production.

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