title: Transport properties of real metallic foams.
abstract: Three dimensional samples of three different foams are obtained by microtomography. The macroscopic conductivity and permeability of these foams are calculated by three different numerical techniques based on either a finite volume discretization or Lattice Boltzmann algorithm. Permeability is also measured and an excellent agreement is obtained between the various estimations. Calculated conductivities are successfully compared to available data.
authors.affiliation: CEA, Laboratory of Applied Thermal-Hydraulics, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gerbaux
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Buyens
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Mourzenko
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Memponteil
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vabre
authors.forename: J-F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Thovert
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Adler