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Thermodynamics of fluid-saturated porous media with a phase change

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In the present paper some aspects of the thermodynamics of a fluid-saturated porous solid, taking into account the phase change of liquid into gas, are discussed. Based on the principles of the thermodynamics of irreversible processes, restrictions for the constitutive equations of the constituents are developed, in particular for the phase transition. The porous body is assumed to be incompressible and elastically deformed, and the pore space is filled with an immiscible liquid-gas mixture (moisture). The theory presented here provides some background that can be found suitable, e.g., for drying aspects.

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  1. R. de Boer

    Present address: Institut für Mechanik, Universität Essen, Postfach 103764, D-45141, Essen, Federal Republic Germany

  2. S. J. Kowalski

    Present address: Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Mielzyńskiego 27-29, PL-61-725, Poznań, Poland

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    Dedicated to Professor Franz Kollmann on the occasion of his 60th birthday

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    de Boer, R., Kowalski, S.J. Thermodynamics of fluid-saturated porous media with a phase change. Acta Mechanica 109, 167–189 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01176821

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