Book description
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. Muhammad
Sahimi is Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and
the NIOC Chair in Petroleum Engineering at the University of Southern
California, where he was the chairman of his Department from 1999-2005.
He has also been a visiting professor in Australia and Europe, and a
consultant to many major industrial corporations. For the past 30 years
Professor Sahimi has been active in research on all aspects of
characterization and modeling of a wide variety of porous media. He has
received awards from the American Physical Society, the Alexander von
Humboldt Foundation, and Russian Academy of Natural Sciences.
