1.Historical context Flow in porous media is encountered in a wide variety of natural and engineered settings,including gas exchange in lungs and blood vessels,water extraction from underground aquifers,hydrocarbon pr...1.Historical context Flow in porous media is encountered in a wide variety of natural and engineered settings,including gas exchange in lungs and blood vessels,water extraction from underground aquifers,hydrocarbon production,and microfluidics in drug delivery and food manufacturing.Underground rock is a porous medium that holds water and hydrocarbons,and is a potential storage site for carbon dioxide(CO_(2))and hydrogen.Many manufactured devices also contain porous media to allow the transport of gases and water,including fuel cells,electrolyzers,and electrocatalysts for CO_(2) reduction.Their performance is limited by how rapidly two fluid phases can flow through a porous layer.展开更多
文摘1.Historical context Flow in porous media is encountered in a wide variety of natural and engineered settings,including gas exchange in lungs and blood vessels,water extraction from underground aquifers,hydrocarbon production,and microfluidics in drug delivery and food manufacturing.Underground rock is a porous medium that holds water and hydrocarbons,and is a potential storage site for carbon dioxide(CO_(2))and hydrogen.Many manufactured devices also contain porous media to allow the transport of gases and water,including fuel cells,electrolyzers,and electrocatalysts for CO_(2) reduction.Their performance is limited by how rapidly two fluid phases can flow through a porous layer.
