Coupling to Other Physics Interfaces
Often, you are simulating applications that couple fluid flow in porous or subsurface media to another type of phenomenon described in another physics interface. This can include chemical reactions and mass transport, as described in
Chemical Species Transport Interfaces
, or energy transport in porous media described in the
Heat Transfer and Nonisothermal Flow Interfaces
chapter.
More extensive descriptions of modeling chemical reactions and mass transport are found in the Chemical Reaction Engineering Module. Furthermore, some applications that involve electrochemical reactions and porous electrodes, particularly in electrochemical power source applications, are supported in the Batteries & Fuel Cells Module.
Fluid flow is an important phenomenon for cooling in electromagnetic applications, such as heat created through induction and microwave heating, which are simulated in the AC/DC Module and RF Module, respectively. Other applications can involve the effect of fluid-imposed momentum on structural applications; poroelasticity. The Structural Mechanics Module and Subsurface Flow Module have interfaces specifically for these multiphysics applications.
The following sections list all the physics interfaces and the features associated with them under the Porous Media Subsurface Flow branch. The descriptions follow a structured order as defined by the order in the branch. Because many of the physics interfaces are integrated with each other, some features described also cross reference to other physics interfaces. At the end of this section is a summary of the theory for the physics interfaces under the Porous Media Subsurface Flow branch.