Theoretical prediction of effective properties for multiphase material systems is very
important not only to analysis and optimization of material performance, but also to new …

The growing gap between energy demand and supply and the risk of environmental
pollution, especially in the develo** countries due to population growth and subsequent …

This third edition offers a comprehensive overview of the latest theories on flow, transport,
and heat-exchange processes in porous media. It also details sophisticated porous media …

Thermal conduction in porous media has received wide attention in science and
engineering in the past decades. Previous models of the effective thermal conductivity of …

Accurate prediction of effective thermal conductivity (ETC) is crucial in thermally enhanced
oil recovery (TEOR) for unconventional reservoirs. However, the multiscale structures and …

As a transport property, effective thermal conductivity of porous media has received much
attention due to its wide applications in many fields, including chemical engineering, soil …

A fractal model is presented based on the thermal–electrical analogy technique and
statistical self-similarity of fractal saturated porous media. A dimensionless effective thermal …

A three-dimensional mesoscopic method is developed for predicting the effective thermal
conductivity of multiphase random porous media. The energy transport equations are solved …

Effective thermal conductivity (ETC) of five dry rocks (sandstone, limestone, amphibolite,
granulite, and pyroxene− granulite) have been measured over a temperature range from …

The effective thermal conductivity of unsaturated porous media is of interest in a number of
applications of heat transfer. In this paper, a novel fractal solution for effective thermal …