Porous and Complex Flow Structures in Modern Technologies represents a new
approach to the field, considering the fundamentals of porous media in terms of
the key roles played by these materials in modern technology. Intended as a text
for advanced undergraduates and as a reference for practicing engineers, the
book uses the physics of flows in porous materials to tie together a wide
variety of important issues from such fields as biomedical engineering, energy
conversion, civil engineering, electronics, chemical engineering, and
environmental engineering. Thus, for example, flows of water and oil through
porous ground play a central role in energy exploration and recovery (oil wells,
geothermal fluids), energy