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2009

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Computation Of Jump Coefficients For Momentum Transfer Between A Porous Medium And A Fluid Using A Closed Generalized Transfer Equation, Francisco J. Valdes-Parada, José Alvarez-Ramirez, Benoît Goyeau, J. Alberto Ochoa-Tapia Jan 2009

Computation Of Jump Coefficients For Momentum Transfer Between A Porous Medium And A Fluid Using A Closed Generalized Transfer Equation, Francisco J. Valdes-Parada, José Alvarez-Ramirez, Benoît Goyeau, J. Alberto Ochoa-Tapia

Francisco J. Valdes-Parada

The momentum transfer between a homogeneous fluid and a porous medium in a system analogous to the one used by Beavers and Joseph (J Fluid Mech 30:197–207, 1967) is studied using volume averaging techniques. In this article, we present a closed generalized momentum transport equation (GTE) that is valid everywhere and is expressed in terms of position-dependent effective transport coefficients, which are computed from the solution of associated closure problems previously reported. A combination of the velocity profiles from the GTE in the definition of the excess terms that define the jump coefficients allows their computation using numerical techniques. The …


Jump Condition For Diffusive And Convective Mass Transfer Between A Porous Medium And A Fluid Involving Adsorption And Chemical Reaction, Francisco J. Valdes-Parada, Jose Alvarez-Ramirez, Benoît Goyeau, J. Alberto Ochoa-Tapia Jan 2009

Jump Condition For Diffusive And Convective Mass Transfer Between A Porous Medium And A Fluid Involving Adsorption And Chemical Reaction, Francisco J. Valdes-Parada, Jose Alvarez-Ramirez, Benoît Goyeau, J. Alberto Ochoa-Tapia

Francisco J. Valdes-Parada

In this paper, mass transfer at the fluid–porous medium boundaries is studied.The problem considers both diffusive and convective transport, along with adsorption and reaction effects in the porous medium. The result is a mass flux jump condition that is expressed in terms of effective transport coefficients. Such coefficients (a total dispersion tensor and effective reaction and adsorption coefficients) may be computed from the solution of the corresponding closure problem here stated and solved as a function of the Péclet number (Pe), the porosity and a local Thiele modulus. For the case of negligible convective transport (i.e., Pe << 1), the closure problem reduces to the one recently solved by the authors for diffusion and reaction between a fluid and a microporous medium.