Porous medium had the advantages of high porosity, large specific surface area and three
dimensional micro-nano cross scale transfixion, which had been widely used in the fields of …

An international effort is being made to contribute to greener electricity production. Solar
Thermal Electricity (STE) has emerged as the favourite candidate due to the advantages …

Materials with hierarchical porosity and structures have been heavily involved in newly
developed energy storage and conversion systems. Because of meticulous design and …

Thermal transport in metal foams has received growing attention in both academic research
and industrial applications. In this paper the recent research progress of thermal transport in …

This third edition offers a comprehensive overview of the latest theories on flow, transport,
and heat-exchange processes in porous media. It also details sophisticated porous media …

Thermal energy storage is an expanding field within the subject of renewable energy
technologies. After a listing of the different possibilities available for energy storage, this …

Latent heat storage (LHS) can theoretically provide large heat storage density and
significantly reduce the storage material volume by using the material's fusion heat, Δhm …

The formation of shear band in metallic lattice structures under compression prompts an
unstable stress–strain curve, resulting in a significant reduction in the energy absorption …

Porous materials have attracted considerable attention in the fields of heat transfer and solar
energy harvesting. Due to the complicated pore structures and multiple reflections of …

We assess the heat transfer properties of open-cell foams, ie cellular materials made of
interconnected struts, in view of their use as catalyst carriers. Metallic foams made of …