Heat and fluid flow in fluid-saturated porous media has become increas­ ingly more attractive to researchers and thus it has become a very pro­ ductive field for many researchers and practical engineers in very diverse range of fields. The great interest in the topic stems from its widespread number...

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Other Authors:	Ingham, Derek B. (Editor), Bejan, Adrian (Editor), Mamut, Eden (Editor), Pop, Ioan (Editor)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2004
Series:	NATO Science Series, Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry 134
Subjects:	Materials Science Materials Science, general Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering Mechanics Materials science Mathematical models Applied mathematics Engineering mathematics Continuum mechanics Poröser Stoff Konferenzschrift > 2003 > Konstanza
Online Access:	UBT01 Volltext
Summary:	Heat and fluid flow in fluid-saturated porous media has become increas­ ingly more attractive to researchers and thus it has become a very pro­ ductive field for many researchers and practical engineers in very diverse range of fields. The great interest in the topic stems from its widespread number of different practical applications in modern industries and in many environmental issues, such as nuclear waste management, build­ ing thermal insulators, geothermal power plants, grain storage, etc. In building sciences and thermal insulation engineering, an appreciable in­ sulating effect has been derived by placing porous material in the gap between the cavity walls and multishield structures of nuclear reactors between the pressure vessel and the reactor. Geophysical applications include modeling of the spread of pollutants (e. g. radioactive mater­ ial), water movements in geothermal reservoirs, enhanced recovery of petroleum reservoirs, etc. These, and many other, important practical applications have resulted in a rapid expansion of research in the general area of porous media and thus generated a vast amount of both theor­ etical and experimental research work. It has attracted the attention of industrialists, engineers and scientists from many varying disciplines, such as applied mathematics, chemical, civil, environmental, mechanical and nuclear engineering, geothermal physics, food science, medicine, etc. This book contains some of the contributions to the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Emerging Technologies and Techniques in Porous Media that was held in Neptun-Olimp, Constanta, Black Sea, Romania on 9-20 June, 2003
Physical Description:	1 Online-Ressource (XXIII, 507 p. 65 illus)
ISBN:	9789400709713
DOI:	10.1007/978-94-007-0971-3