Construction and verification of a finite-element method for nonisothermal flows in porous media
Abstract
A Galerkin-based, finite element method is developed for numerically simulating nonisothermal flows in porous materials. The partial differential equations describing heat and mass transfer in a rigid porous matrix are described. Use of the finite element method to produce a computational procedure is outlined and solution procedures for the finite element equations are discussed. An experiment involving mixed free and forced convection is used to verify the accuracy of the numerical procedure.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- August 1983
- Bibcode:
- 1983STIN...8413522G
- Keywords:
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- Accuracy;
- Construction;
- Finite Element Method;
- Partial Differential Equations;
- Porous Materials;
- Forced Convection;
- Galerkin Method;
- Heat Transfer;
- Mass Transfer;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer