Foam materials based on metal and several polymers were transformed so that their cellular architectures became re-entrant, ie. with inwardly protruding cell ribs. Foams with re-entrant structures exhibited negative Poisson's ratios as well as greater resilience than conventional foams. Foams with negative Poisson's ratios were prepared using different techniques and materials and their mechani...

This study investigates the heat transfer performance of a novel ZA27 metal foam exchanger. An open-celled is combined with thin-walled copper tube in single-step casting process. The between two separated water streams flowing through and foam, respectively, measured compared to an equivalent shell exchanger arrangement. Heat enhancement up 71% rate exceeding 30 kW are observed attributed incr...

Abstract In this article, the nonlinear dynamic responses of sandwich functionally graded (FG) porous cylindrical shell embedded in elastic media are investigated. The studied here consists three layers, which outer and inner skins made solid metal, while core is FG metal foam. Partial differential equations derived by utilizing improved Donnell’s theory Hamilton’s principle. Afterwards, Galerk...