Progress in Porous Media Research

by Tian, Kong Shuo; Shu, He-jing

• ISBN13: 9781606924358
• ISBN10: 1606924354
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-10-31
• Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc

Summary

A porous material is a solid that is saturated by an interconnected network of pores filled with liquid or gas. It is an inorganic or organic cross linked or uncross linked containing pores of all sizes. The pore network is assumed to be continuous, forming two interpenetrating continua such as in a sponge. Examples of porous media range from porous silicon which is porous on the sub manometer scale to limestone caves and underground river systems on the kilometre scale. In this book, fractal structures are generated to model the structures of natural porous media. It also presents the fundamental theory of transient infinite elements, which can be used to effectively and efficiently simulate heat transfer and mass transport problems in fluid-saturated porous media of infinite domains, and addresses recent advances in the integrated modelling strategies of mass transfer and geo-mechanics in porous media.

Table of Contents

Preface

Research and Review Studies

Single-Phase Flow of Non-Newtonian Fluids in Porous

Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media Under Phase Transition Conditions: Freezing of Soils

Transient Infinite Element Theory for Simulating Heat Transfer and Mass Transport Problems in Fluid-saturated Porous Media of Infinite Domains

Numerical Simulation of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Porous Media

Modelling of Transport Phenomena in Porous Media Using Network Models

Advances in Integrated Modeling of Mass Transfer and Geo-mechanics in Coal Seams for CO2 Sequestration

Influence of the Interfacial Drag on Pressure Loss for Two Phase Flow in Porous Media

Microstructure Representations for the Simulation of Physicochemical Processes in Porous Media

Single-Phase Flow of Non-Newtonian Fluids in Porous Media

Reducing Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Porous Materials

Thermal Dispersion and Radiation Effects on MHD Free Convection of a Non-Newtonian Fluid over a Vertical Cone in a Porous Medium

Chemical Reaction and MHD Effects on Free Convection Flow Past an Inclined Surface in a Porous Medium

Combined Effects Viscous Dissipation and Variable Permeability on Non-Darcy Natural Convection Over A Vertical Plate in Porous Medium with Variable Wall Temperature

Velocity and Turbulence Field around a Porous Block: Numerical Simulation and Experimental Validation

Index

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