Industrial and Technological Applications of Transport in Porous Materials (Advanced Structured Materials Book 36)

The purpose of this book, Industrial and Technological Applications of Transport in Porous Materials, is to provide a collection of recent contributions in the field of heat and mass transfer in porous media and their industrial and technological applications. The main benefit of the book is that it discusses some of the most important topics related to transport phenomenon in engineering and their future applications. It includes a set of new technological applications in the field of heat and mass transfer phenomena in a porous medium domain, such as, drying technology, filtration, infrared thermography, energy, recycling, etc. At the same time, these topics will be going to the encounter of a variety of scientific and engineering disciplines, such as chemical, civil, agricultural, mechanical engineering, etc. The book is divided in several chapters that intend to be a resume of the current state of knowledge for benefit of professional colleagues. Front Matter....Pages i-viii Cyclone: Their Characteristics and Drying Technological Applications....Pages 1-36 Moisture Transport Process in Vegetable Fiber Composites: Theory and Analysis for Technological Applications....Pages 37-62 Filtration Processes and Design of Filters....Pages 63-90 Infrared Thermography Application in Buildings Diagnosis: A Proposal for Test Procedures....Pages 91-117 Heat Transfer Behaviors of Thermal Energy Storages for High Temperature Solar Systems....Pages 119-139 Recycling Polyurethane Foam and its Use as Filler in Renovation Mortar with Thermal Insulating Effect....Pages 141-170 Thermal Storage Materials for Enhancing Indoor-Dwelling Temperature Conditions....Pages 171-188 Magnetic Silica Nanocomposites as Optical Tools in Biomedical Applications....Pages 189-214 Simulation of Precipitate Evolution in Fe-Based Alloys....Pages 215-281