Abstract
An apparent paradox that appears in problems of heat conduction in porous media subject to lack of local thermal equilibrium (LaLotheq) that was introduced by Vadasz [Transport in Porous Media 59 (2005) 341-355] is reformulated and resolved. This apparent paradox relates to a combination of Dirichlet and insulation boundary conditions and leads the solution towards local thermal equilibrium (Lotheq).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4131-4140 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 21-22 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2007 |
Keywords
- Heat conduction
- LaLotheq
- Local thermal equilibrium
- Local thermal non-equilibrium
- Lotheq
- Porous media
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes