Prediction of ceramic foams permeability using Ergun's equation

SiC-Al2O3 ceramic foams with 30 to 75 pores per linear inch (ppi) were used to access the application of pore size obtained by image analysis to estimate the cellular materials permeability through Ergun's equation. Samples were sliced and the pore size distribution, cross-sectional porosity an...

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Main Authors: Murilo D.M. Innocentini, Vânia R. Salvini, Alvaro Macedo, Victor C. Pandolfelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais (ABM); Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (ABC); Associação Brasileira de Polímeros (ABPol) 1999-10-01
Series:Materials Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14391999000400008