Turbulence in Porous Media

Dedication

Preface to the First Edition

Preface to the Second Edition

Overview

List of Figures

List of Tables

Nomenclature

PART ONE. Modeling

1. Introduction

1.1 Overview of Porous Media Modeling

1.2 Overview of Turbulence Modeling

1.3 Turbulent Flow in Permeable Structures

2. Governing Equations

2.1 Local Instantaneous Governing Equations

2.2 The Averaging Operators

2.3 Time-Averaged Transport Equations

2.4 Volume-Averaged Transport Equations

3. The Double-Decomposition Concept

3.1 Basic Relationships

3.2 Classification of Macroscopic Turbulence Models

4. Turbulent Momentum Transport

4.1 Momentum Equation

4.2 Turbulent Kinetic Energy

4.3 Macroscopic Turbulence Model

5. Turbulent Heat Transport

5.1 Macroscopic Energy Equation

5.2 The Thermal Equilibrium Model

5.3 The Thermal Nonequilibrium Model

5.4 Macroscopic Buoyancy Effects

6. Turbulent Mass Transport

6.1 Mean Field

6.2 Turbulent Mass Dispersion

6.3 Macroscopic Transport Models

6.4 Mass Dispersion Coefficients

7. Turbulent Double Diffusion

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Macroscopic Double-Diffusion Effects

7.3 Hydrodynamic Stability

8. Turbulent Combustion

8.1 Porous Combustors

8.2 Macroscopic Flow and Heat Transfer

8.3 Macroscopic Combustion Modeling

9. Moving Porous Media

9.1 Moving Systems

9.2 Basic Definitions

9.3 Macroscopic Equation

PART TWO. Application

10. Numerical Modeling and Algorithms

10.1 Introduction

10.2 The Need for Iterative Methods

10.3 Incompressible Versus Compressible Solution Strategies

10.4 Geometry Modeling

10.5 Treatment of the Convection Term

10.6 Discretized Equations for T