TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate a method for modeling of cellular structures by means of Voronoi tessellation and to conduct a validation by comparison with real metal foam structures.Design/methodology/approach Heat propagation behavior of open-pore metal foams is studied for both experimental as well as computer-modeled structures showing excellent agreement. The 3D open-pore structure of the real foam is reconstructed from 2D light microscope images in-depth.Findings An algorithm to create synthetic open-pore foam structures has been developed.Originality/value The algorithm for modeling synthetic open-pore cellular structures allows the random distribution of the individual pores close to reality.
VL  - 12
IS  - 4
SN  - 1573-6105
DO  - 10.1108/MMMS-03-2016-0012
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/MMMS-03-2016-0012
AU  - August Anastasia
AU  - Matz Alexander M.
AU  - Nestler Britta
AU  - Jost Norbert
PY  - 2016
Y1  - 2016/01/01
TI  - Heat propagation in computer designed and real metal foam structures
T2  - Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 726
EP  - 736
Y2  - 2024/04/23
ER  -