Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media, 2012 Advanced Structured Materials Series, Vol. 13

This book, "Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media", presents a set of new developments in the field of basic and applied research work on the physical and chemical aspects of heat and mass transfer phenomena in a porous medium domain, as well as related material properties and their measurements. The book contents include both theoretical and experimental developments, providing a self-contained major reference that is appealing to both the scientists and the engineers. At the same time, these topics will encounter of a variety of scientific and engineering disciplines, such as chemical, civil, agricultural, mechanical engineering, etc. The book is divided in several chapters that intend to be a short monograph in which the authors summarize the current state of knowledge for benefit of professionals.

Treatment of Rising Damp in Historical Buildings.- The Evaluation of Hygroscopic Inertia and Its Importance to the Hygrothermal Performance of Buildings.- Two-phase flow and heat transfer in micro-channels and their applications in micro-system cooling.- Numerical Methods for Flow in Fractured Porous Media.- Lungs as a Natural Porous Media: Architecture, Airflow Characteristics and Transport of Suspended Particles.- On Analogy between Convective Heat and Mass Transfer Processes in a Porous Medium and a Hele-Shaw Cell.- Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Materials with Complex Geometry: Fundamentals and Applications.- Contribution to Thermal Properties of Multi-Component Porous Ceramic Materials used in High-Temperature Processes in the Foundry Industry.- Metal Foams Design for Heat Exchangers: Structure and Effectives Transport Properties.- Heat and Mass Transfer in Matrices of Hygroscopic Wheels.

Provides a collection of recent achievements in the field of heat and mass transfer in porous media. Applicable to many classes of porous media, such as rocks, soils, plant and animal tissues, and packaging materials Addressed to a variety of scientific and engineering disciplines Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras