The Physics of Composite and Porous Media

Building on the success of T.J.T. Spanos's previous book The Thermophysics of Porous Media, this book explains non-linear field theory by describing the physical processes associated with the interaction of the various phases at the macroscale and how these interactions give rise to additional physical processes at the megascale.

Introduction. Elastic Wave Propagation in a Composite Medium. Wave propagation in fluid filled porous media. Equilibrium Thermodynamics of Porous Media. Immiscible Fluid Flow in Porous Media. Porosity-Pressure waves and Dispersion. Miscible fluid flow in porous media (part 1). Miscible fluid flow in porous media (part 2). Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics. Coupled Porosity and Saturation Waves In Porous Media. Thermodynamic Automata.