9 - Nano-ferrofluids transport in porous media

Abstract

Nano-ferrofluids type is one of the prospective applications of nanoparticles that work with the magnetic field. This chapter will discuss nano-ferrofluids transport in porous media. This chapter presents the properties of ferrofluids without repeating the main equations that presented in Chapter 8. The ferrofluids transport in single-phase flow has been introduced and possible analytical solution for some cases. After that, the modeling of nonisothermal ferrofluids transport in porous media has been established, and an appropriate numerical algorithm has been developed. Finally, the model and numerical method of ferrofluids transport in two-phase flow are provided.