Convection in porous media has a large field of
application. Firstly, this book presents an
analytical and numerical study of the generation and
flow of methane gas through a layer of porous medium
impregnated with solid clathrate hydrates. Later,
design with constructal theory is addressed. We
start studying the fundamental problem of maximizing
the thermal contact between an entire heat-generating
volume and a pulsating stream of coolant that bathes
the volume. A series of examples in which the global
performance of flow systems is optimized subject to
global constraints is also...