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The Physics of Fluids in Hierarchical Porous Media: Angstroms to Miles

By John H. Cushman (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
1997
ISBN
978-90-481-4909-4, 978-94-015-8849-2
DOI
10.1007/978-94-015-8849-2
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
16 MB (16610697 bytes)
Series
Theory and Applications of Transport in Porous Media 10
Edition
1
Pages
469\479
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Earth Sciencesgeneralgeneral;Environmentgeneral;Geotechnical Engineering &Applied Earth Scgeneral;Life Sciences

Description

Porous media are ubiquitous throughout nature and in many modern technologies. Because of their omnipresent nature, porous media are studied to one degree or another in almost all branches of science and engineering. This text is an outgrowth of a two-semester graduate course on multiscale porous media offered to students in applied math, physics, chemistry, engineering (civil, chemical, mechanical, agricultural), and environmental and soil science. The text is largely based on Dr Cushmans' groups efforts to build a rational approach to studying porous media over a hierarchy of spatial and temporal scales. No other text covers porous media on scales ranging from angstroms to miles. Nor does any other text develop and use such a diversity of tools for their study. The text is designed to be self-contained, as it presents all relevant mathematical and physical constructs.

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