Glossary
Heat Transfer in Porous Media. Conduction, Convection, Radiation Heat Transfer

Pore-scale; pore-scale

"Pore scale" refers to a scale relevant to understanding processes occurring at the level of individual pores or void spaces in a porous medium.

Volume élémentaire représentatif; Representative Elementary Volume

Volume of porous medium above which average values no longer reflect pore-scale variations.

Permeability

Property of a porous medium relating pressure drop and filtration rate.

Dispersion mechanisms

Macroscopic effect of apparent diffusion due to pore-scale velocity field heterogeneity.

Porosimetry; porosimetry

Porosimetry is a laboratory technique used to measure pore size distribution.

FIB-SEM

A tomography technique that combines the capabilities of two distinct microscopy methods: focused ion beam (FIB), a focused beam of gallium ions is used to remove material, creating a three-dimensional...