Finite Element Analysis of Convective Heat Transfer in Porous Enclosures

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INTRODUCTION

1.1 GENERAL

The transport, reaction, and phase change of fluid in natural

and engineered porous media rely on the knowledge gained in studying these

phenomena in otherwise plain media. The presence of permeable solid (which is

assumed to be rigid and stationary) influences these phenomena significantly. So

fluid flow and heat transfer in porous media have become a separate topic for

research in the past forty years in view of their importance in various applications