Grant: Alliance Grants

The proposed international collaboration will investigate the development of a new and unique metallic porous structure. This structure will have tremendous applications in Engineering field, such as heat removal, heat storage, and new heat exchanger design. Porous structures are vital components of many thermal management and energy conversion systems due to the critical role that their morphology plays in controlling fluid flow, heat/mass movement, and strength performance. The advantage of such material is its lightweight and efficient cooling process. Triply Periodic Minimal Surfaces, or TPMS, are mathematical surfaces that have received substantial interest in several disciplines, including the study of materials and different engineering fields. The recurring nature and small surface area of TPMS make them unique structures with intriguing geometrical characteristics. To achieve the objectives of this project, the research group at Sultan Qaboos University will design a new porous structure using Triply Periodic Minimum Surfaces. This metallic structure will be optimized using COMSOL software and generated using 3D printing. The Toronto Metropolitan team will test this structure experimentally, and a comparison with numerical data will be achieved. This research is focused on developing a light structure with excellent heat removal and energy storage.