Experimental Determination of the Viscous and Inertial Coefficients in Highly Porous Metal/Ceramic Foams

摘要

An experimental program has been conducted to characterize the behavor of a series of highly porous, reticulated metal/ceramic foams composed of silicon carbide. Using information from the manufacturer, an expression was developed by which the volumetric porosity was determined. The range of porosities investigated was 0.72 to 0.90 for most materials investigated.