Publisher's Synopsis
This introduction to convection in porous media assumes the reader is familiar with basic fluid mechanics and heat transfer, going on to cover insulation of buildings, energy storage and recovery, geothermal reservoirs, nuclear waste disposal, chemical reactor engineering and the storage of heat-generating materials like grain and coal.;Geophysical applications range from the flow of groundwater around hot intrusions to the stability of snow against avalanches.;The book is intended to be used as a reference, a tutorial work or a textbook for graduates.
