Tree networks for flows in composite porous media

Journal of Porous Media

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-18

  Errera, M R ^a   Bejan, A ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; GEOMETRY; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; POROUS MATERIALS;

BUILDING BLOCKES; COMPOSITE POROUS MEDIA; FLOW RESISTANCE; GEOMETRIC SHAPE; HIGH PERMEABILITY; OPTIMIZATION PRINCIPLE; OPTIMIZED FLOW; STRUCTURE FORMATIONS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 0002399958     PISSN: 1091028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/jpormedia.v2.i1.10     Document Type: Article

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