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Book SynopsisFocusing on heat transfer in porous media, this book covers recent advances in nano and macro' scales. Apart from introducing heat flux bifurcation and splitting within porous media, it highlights two-phase flow, nanofluids, wicking, and convection in bi-disperse porous media. New methods in modeling heat and transport in porous media, such as pore-scale analysis and LatticeBoltzmann methods, are introduced. The book covers related engineering applications, such as enhanced geothermal systems, porous burners, solar systems, transpiration cooling in aerospace, heat transfer enhancement and electronic cooling, drying and soil evaporation, foam heat exchangers, and polymer-electrolyte fuel cells.
Table of ContentsSection I: Fundamentals of Convection in Porous Media 1. Introduction to Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Porous Media 2. Natural Convection in Porous Media 3. Forced Convection in Porous Media Section II: Advanced Topics of Convection in Porous Media 4. Convective Heat Transfer of Nanofluids in Porous Media 5. Pore-Network Simulation of Drying of Heterogeneous and Stratified Porous Media 6. Wicking of Liquids under Non-Isothermal and Reactive Conditions: Some Industrial Applications 7. Thermal Effect on Capillary Imbibition in Porous Media 8. Convection in Bi-Disperse Porous Media 9. Pore Scale Analysis in Forced Convection Heat Transfer in Porous Media 10. Lattice Boltzmann Method for Modeling Convective Heat Transfer in Porous Media Section III: Advanced Engineering Applications of Convection in Porous Media 11. Modeling Thermohydraulic Process in Enhanced Geothermal System Based on Two-Equation Thermal Model for Porous Media 12. Mixed Convection and Radiation Heat Transfer in Porous Media for Solar Thermal Applications 13. Transpiration Cooling Using Porous Material for Hypersonic Applications 14. Thermal Management and Heat Transfer Enhancement Using Porous Materials 15. Metal Foam Heat Exchangers 16. Heat and Fluid Flow in Porous Media for Polymer-Electrolyte Fuel Cells 17. Combustion in Porous Media for Porous Burner Application
