Principles of Heat Transfer in Porous Media

This book provides descriptions of single- and two-phase flows and of heat transfer in porous media. The author presents the fundamentals of fluid mechanics, conduction, convection (including dispersion), and radiation, starting from first principles and then applying volume-averaging techniques. For phenomena for which a complete theoretical treatment is not available semi-empirical treatments are given. Special attention is given to hydrodynamics, dispersion, and phase changes at and near the surfaces bounding the porous medium.

The aim is to provide practicing engineers and researchers with the tools needed to deal with heat transfer in the porous media encountered in geological, environmental, petrochemical, and other industrial processes. Tabular and graphic presentations of the results help to connect the fundamental governing and constitutive equations to such practical applications as groundwater flow, packed-bed chemical reactors, wicked heat pipes, and petroleum recovery.

This second edition has been corrected and revised throughout, and contains a new chapter on computations for two-phase flow. table of contents

• Series Preface
• Preface
• Preface to Second Edition
• Acknowledgments
• 1 Introduction 1
• 2 Fluid Mechanics 17
• 3 Conduction Heat Transfer 119
• 4 Convection Heat Transfer 157
• 5 Radiation Heat Transfer 259
• 6 Mass Transfer in Gases 365
• 7 Two-Medium Treatment 391
• 8 Fluid Mechanics 427
• 9 Thermodynamics 507
• 10 Conduction and Convection 545
• 11 Transport Through Bounding Surfaces 571
• 12 Phase Change 603
• Nomenclature 677
• Glossary 683
• Citation Index 689
• Subject Index 697