Convection in Porous Media

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Springer Science & Business Media, Nov 30, 2012 - Science - 778 pages
Convection in Porous Media, 4th Edition, provides a user-friendly introduction to the subject, covering a wide range of topics, such as fibrous insulation, geological strata, and catalytic reactors. The presentation is self-contained, requiring only routine mathematics and the basic elements of fluid mechanics and heat transfer. The book will be of use not only to researchers and practicing engineers as a review and reference, but also to graduate students and others entering the field. The new edition features approximately 1,750 new references and covers current research in nanofluids, cellular porous materials, strong heterogeneity, pulsating flow, and more.

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Contents

Chapter 1 Mechanics of Fluid Flow Through a Porous Medium
1
Chapter 2 Heat Transfer Through a Porous Medium
31
Chapter 3 Mass Transfer in a Porous Medium Multicomponent and Multiphase Flows
47
Chapter 4 Forced Convection
69
Chapter 5 External Natural Convection
145
Chapter 6 Internal Natural Convection Heating from Below
221
Chapter 7 Internal Natural Convection Heating from the Side
331
Chapter 8 Mixed Convection
397
Chapter 9 DoubleDiffusive Convection
425
Chapter 10 Convection with Change of Phase
469
Chapter 11 Geophysical Aspects
523
References
555
Index
773
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