1. The graphite foam, invented at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), can be manufactured to a specified density as requested by the user. The range can be varied between 0.25 to 0.65g/cm3. Experiments at ORNL indicate that particles such as UC can be loaded into the foam to occupy as much as 75% of the void in the foam. The voided space within the foam ranges from 87.5% to 67.5%, assuming solid graphite has a density of 2.0g/cm3. The thermal conductivity of the foam is excellent (∼100W/mK). See Mays GT, Difillippo FC, Gallego NC, Kleff JW, Otaduy PJ, Primm III RT. Solid State Reactor Final Report, Draft Report, ORNL, 1996.
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