Sahimi M. (Ed.) Flow and Transport in Porous Media and Fractured Rock

2nd edition. — Wiley, 2011. — 709 p. — ISBN: 3527404856.In this standard reference of the field, theoretical and experimental approaches to flow, hydrodynamic dispersion, and miscible displacements in porous media and fractured rock are considered. Two different approaches are discussed and contrasted with each other. The first approach is based on the classical equations of flow and transport, called 'continuum models'. The second approach is based on modern methods of statistical physics of disordered media; that is, on 'discrete models', which have become increasingly popular over the past 15 years. The book is unique in its scope, since (1) there is currently no book that compares the two approaches, and covers all important aspects of porous media problems; and (2) includes discussion of fractured rocks, which so far has been treated as a separate subject.
Portions of the book would be suitable for an advanced undergraduate course. The book will be ideal for graduate courses on the subject, and can be used by chemical, petroleum, civil, environmental engineers, and geologists, as well as physicists, applied physicist and allied scientists that deal with various porous media problems.Continuum versus Discrete Models
The Equations of Change
Characterization of Pore Space Connectivity: Percolation Theory
Characterization of the Morphology of Porous Media
Characterization of Field-Scale Porous Media: Geostatistical Concepts and Self-Affine Distributions
Characterization of Fractures, Fracture Networks, and Fractured Porous Media
Models of Porous Media
Models of Fractures and Fractured Porous Media
Single-Phase Flow and Transport in Porous Media: The Continuum Approach
Single-Phase Flow and Transport in Porous Media: The Pore Network Approach
Dispersion in Flow through Porous Media
Single-Phase Flow and Transport in Fractures and Fractured Porous Media
Miscible Displacements
Immiscible Displacements and Multiphase Flows: Experimental Aspects and Continuum Modeling
Immiscible Displacements and Multiphase Flows: Network Models