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ISSN Online: 2377-424X

ISBN Print: 0-89116-559-2

International Heat Transfer Conference 8
August, 17-22, 1986, San Francisco, USA

PHASE-CHANGE HEAT TRANSFER IN POROUS MEDIA

Get access (open in a dialog) DOI: 10.1615/IHTC8.2400
pages 181-188

Abstract

Phase change processes in porous materials can display a wide range of thermodynamic structures. Phase change processes are influenced by the micro- and macroscale geometry of the porous medium, by the orientation of the heating and cooling surfaces, and by interactions with convective and conductive processes in adjacent regions. Some of the thermodynamic structures associated with the boiling and freezing of water in horizontal porous layers are described.