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Multiphysics in Porous Materials

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  • Presents the essential components of multiphysics along with innovative numerical modeling techniques in the context of porous materials

  • Structured for a wide range of readers from those new to the field to experts, instructors, researchers, software developers, and modelers from many scientific and engineering disciplines

  • Organized using a practical approach that combines a logical presentation of theories with illustrative hands-on example problems

  • Reinforces multiphysics concepts with applications demonstrating the use of common software to solve representative problems

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Table of contents (30 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. History and Future

      • Zhen (Leo) Liu
      Pages 3-7
    3. What Is Multiphysics

      • Zhen (Leo) Liu
      Pages 9-20
    4. How to Do Multiphysics

      • Zhen (Leo) Liu
      Pages 21-28
    5. Multiphysics in Porous Materials

      • Zhen (Leo) Liu
      Pages 29-34
    6. How to Use This Book

      • Zhen (Leo) Liu
      Pages 35-38
  3. Mathematical Background

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-39
    2. Tensor and Field

      • Zhen (Leo) Liu
      Pages 41-44
    3. Tensor Analysis

      • Zhen (Leo) Liu
      Pages 45-59
    4. Index Notation and Tensor Notation

      • Zhen (Leo) Liu
      Pages 61-65
    5. Partial Differential Equations

      • Zhen (Leo) Liu
      Pages 67-78
    6. Numerical Solution of PDEs

      • Zhen (Leo) Liu
      Pages 79-89
  4. Monolithic Physics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91
    2. Thermo: Heat Transfer

      • Zhen (Leo) Liu
      Pages 93-104
    3. Hydro: Pore Water Movement

      • Zhen (Leo) Liu
      Pages 105-121
    4. Concentrato: Transport of Dispersed Mass

      • Zhen (Leo) Liu
      Pages 123-138
    5. Mechano: Stress and Strain

      • Zhen (Leo) Liu
      Pages 139-156
    6. Dyno: Dynamics

      • Zhen (Leo) Liu
      Pages 157-172
    7. Chemico: Chemical Reaction

      • Zhen (Leo) Liu
      Pages 173-180

About this book

This book summarizes, defines, and contextualizes multiphysics with an emphasis on porous materials. It covers various essential aspects of multiphysics, from history, definition, and scope to mathematical theories, physical mechanisms, and numerical implementations. The emphasis on porous materials maximizes readers’ understanding as these substances are abundant in nature and a common breeding ground of multiphysical phenomena, especially complicated multiphysics. Dr. Liu’s lucid and easy-to-follow presentation serve as a blueprint on the use of multiphysics as a leading edge technique for computer modeling.  The contents are organized to facilitate the transition from familiar, monolithic physics such as heat transfer and pore water movement to state-of-the-art applications involving multiphysics, including poroelasticity, thermohydro-mechanical processes, electrokinetics, electromagnetics, fluid dynamics, fluid structure interaction, and electromagnetomechanics. This volume serves as both a general reference and specific treatise for various scientific and engineering disciplines involving multiphysics simulation and porous materials.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Michigan Technological University, Houghton, USA

    Zhen (Leo) Liu

About the author

Dr. Zhen Liu is a faculty member at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan. Dr. Liu has over ten years of experience in various multiphysics topics including thermomechanics, thermohydromechanical processes, poroelasticity, electrokinetics, fluid-structure interaction, non-isothermal buoyancy-driven flow, mechanical and electromagnetic waves, heating with electromagnetics, piezoelectric and triboelectric applications, and so on. His work has been applied to the safety, sustainability, energy, and artificial intelligence aspects of geosystems consisting of porous materials such as soils and cement-based materials. In addition, Dr. Liu has been focusing on the scientific understanding of couplings between physical fields in porous materials such as the stress formulation, thermally-induced water flux, wettability and adsorption of minerals, electrokinetic fluxes, and phase changes. Besides research, Dr. Liu has been offering one of the first graduate-level multiphysics courses with a focus on the mathematics, physics, application, and implementations of multiphysics around the world. He has also been leading a community-level education and outreach effort for developing a general learning and networking website for multiphysics.

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eBook USD 129.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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