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The effect of temperature and total gas pressure on the moisture content in a capillary porous body
Author(s) -
Lewis R. W.,
Ferguson W. J.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
international journal for numerical methods in engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.421
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1097-0207
pISSN - 0029-5981
DOI - 10.1002/nme.1620290210
Subject(s) - capillary action , mass transfer , porous medium , partial differential equation , dimension (graph theory) , porosity , degree (music) , water content , finite element method , heat transfer , mechanics , thermodynamics , capillary pressure , mathematics , materials science , mathematical analysis , physics , engineering , composite material , geotechnical engineering , acoustics , pure mathematics
The finite element method is used for the solution of two dimensional heat, mass and pressure transfer problems in capillary porous bodies. This paper demonstrates a practical solution to Luikov's three degree of freedom system of partial differential equations where, previously, only an analytical solution in one dimension was feasible.