Springer - The Method of Volume Averaging: 13 (Textbook)

Multiphase systems are fundamental to nearly every area of modern science and technology. This textbook, published by Springer, provides a rigorous foundation for the analysis of these complex systems through the method of volume averaging. Based on classical continuum physics, the text offers a clear way to derive spatially smoothed equations and provides a method for predicting the effective transport coefficients required for those equations. This book is built on a foundation of practical academic experience, having served as the basis for a ten-week graduate course taught for over 20 years at the University of California at Davis and other major universities worldwide. It is designed to help students and researchers understand the theoretical aspects of transport in porous media. By bridging the gap between theory and application, this volume serves as a vital resource for those studying the physics of multiphase systems and transport phenomena.