Thermal Non-Equilibrium in Heterogeneous Media

• Main Author: de Lemos, Marcelo J.S (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Thermodynamics.; Heat engineering.; Heat transfer.; Mass transfer.; Fluid mechanics.; Materials science.; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.

This book presents, in a self-contained fashion, a series of studies on flow and heat transfer in porous media, in which distinct energy balances are considered for the porous matrix and for the permeating fluid. Detailed mathematical modeling is presented considering both volume and time averaging...