Experimental investigation of 3D woven Cu lattices for heat exchanger applications

Stochastic metallic foams and periodic porous media have been used extensively in heat transfer applications. A relatively new cellular material, 3D woven Cu lattices, show potential for increased thermal performance, due to their high specific surface areas, high thermal conductivity and regular micro-pore distributions. This work investigates the performance of these lattices in both a “standard” and a topology “optimized” architecture using...