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Mixed Convection in Fluid Superposed Porous Layers

  • Presents a bridge in the literature on buoyancy driven flows in multi-layer fluid/porous systems between the fully-buoyancy-driven regime and the forced-convection regime
  • Provides a highly rigorous analysis of measurements of quantified experimental uncertainty
  • Explains measurement of heat transfer coefficients to validate analysis over a range of relative heights of the porous sublayer

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology (BRIEFSAPPLSCIENCES)

Part of the book sub series: SpringerBriefs in Thermal Engineering and Applied Science (BRIEFSTHERMAL)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Introduction

    • John M. Dixon, Francis A. Kulacki
    Pages 1-13
  3. Mathematical Formulation and Numerical Methods

    • John M. Dixon, Francis A. Kulacki
    Pages 15-19
  4. Numerical Results

    • John M. Dixon, Francis A. Kulacki
    Pages 21-46
  5. Measurement of the Heat Transfer Coefficient

    • John M. Dixon, Francis A. Kulacki
    Pages 47-60
  6. Summary of Findings

    • John M. Dixon, Francis A. Kulacki
    Pages 61-62
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 63-72

About this book

This Brief describes and analyzes flow and heat transport over a liquid-saturated porous bed. The porous bed is saturated by a liquid layer and heating takes place from a section of the bottom. The effect on flow patterns of heating from the bottom is shown by calculation, and when the heating is sufficiently strong, the flow is affected through the porous and upper liquid layers. Measurements of the heat transfer rate from the heated section confirm calculations. General heat transfer laws are developed for varying porous bed depths for applications to process industry needs, environmental sciences, and materials processing. Addressing a topic of considerable interest to the research community, the brief features an up-to-date literature review of mixed convection energy transport in fluid superposed porous layers.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA

    John M. Dixon

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

    Francis A. Kulacki

About the authors

Dr. John M. Dixon is an Instructor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. 


Dr. Francis A. Kulacki is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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