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Convection in Porous Media

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Authors:
  1. Donald A. Nield

    1. , Department of Engineering Science, Univeristy of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

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  2. Adrian Bejan

    1. , Department of Mechanical Engineering and, Duke University, Durham, USA

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  • Recognized as the standard reference in the field
  • Includes a comprehensive, 250-page reference list
  • Cited over 2300 times to date in its various editions
  • Serves as an introduction for those entering the field and as a comprehensive reference for experienced researchers
  • Features new sections on nanofluids, carbon dioxide sequestration, and applications in geology
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. Mechanics of Fluid Flow Through a Porous Medium

    • Donald A. Nield, Adrian Bejan
    Pages 1-29

  3. Heat Transfer Through a Porous Medium

    • Donald A. Nield, Adrian Bejan
    Pages 31-46

  4. Mass Transfer in a Porous Medium: Multicomponent and Multiphase Flows

    • Donald A. Nield, Adrian Bejan
    Pages 47-68

  5. Forced Convection

    • Donald A. Nield, Adrian Bejan
    Pages 69-143

  6. External Natural Convection

    • Donald A. Nield, Adrian Bejan
    Pages 145-220

  7. Internal Natural Convection: Heating from Below

    • Donald A. Nield, Adrian Bejan
    Pages 221-329

  8. Internal Natural Convection: Heating from the Side

    • Donald A. Nield, Adrian Bejan
    Pages 331-396

  9. Mixed Convection

    • Donald A. Nield, Adrian Bejan
    Pages 397-424

  10. Double-Diffusive Convection

    • Donald A. Nield, Adrian Bejan
    Pages 425-468

  11. Convection with Change of Phase

    • Donald A. Nield, Adrian Bejan
    Pages 469-522

  12. Geophysical Aspects

    • Donald A. Nield, Adrian Bejan
    Pages 523-553

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 555-778
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About this book

Convection in Porous Media, 4th Edition, provides a user-friendly introduction to the subject, covering a wide range of topics, such as fibrous insulation, geological strata, and catalytic reactors. The presentation is self-contained, requiring only routine mathematics and the basic elements of fluid mechanics and heat transfer. The book will be of use not only to researchers and practicing engineers as a review and reference, but also to graduate students and others entering the field. The new edition features approximately 1,750 new references and covers current research in nanofluids, cellular porous materials, strong heterogeneity, pulsating flow, and more.

Reviews

From the reviews of the fourth edition:

“The book by Nield and Bejan provides a fundamental and comprehensive presentation of mathematical and physical theories of many classical and new (modern) areas of flow and transport in porous media … . The book is excellently written and easily readable. … extremely useful to a wide range of specialists working in the area of flow in porous media, such as university students, graduate students, design engineers, physicists, chemical engineers, and also to researchers interested in the mathematical theory of flow in porous media.” (Ioan Pop, zbMATH, Vol. 1268, 2013)

Authors and Affiliations

  • , Department of Engineering Science, Univeristy of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

    Donald A. Nield

  • , Department of Mechanical Engineering and, Duke University, Durham, USA

    Adrian Bejan

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