@inbook{01cc56c7633946afa81f2ef50e9fccaf,
title = "Introduction",
abstract = "The introduction chapter introduces the topic, its theoretical significance, as well as its applications in engineering and geophysics. Then a conceptual introduction of the porous media, its definitions and the continuum approach adopted in this book follows.",
keywords = "Centrifugal filtration, Chemical processing, Food processing, Packed bed agitated vessels, Porous media continuum approach, Rotating machinery",
author = "Peter Vadasz",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016, The Author(s).",
year = "2016",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-20056-9_1",
language = "English (US)",
series = "SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology",
publisher = "Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH",
pages = "1--6",
booktitle = "SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology",
address = "Germany",
}