Capillary phenomena occur in both natural and human-made systems, from equilibria in the presence of solids (grains, walls, metal wires) to multiphase flows in heterogeneous and fractured porous media. This book, composed of two volumes, develops fluid mechanics approaches for two immiscible fluids (water/air or water/oil) in the presence of solids (tubes, joints, grains, porous media). Their hydrodynamics are typically dominated by capillarity and viscous dissipation. This first volume presents the basic concepts and investigates two-phase equilibria, before analyzing two-phase hydrodynamics in discrete and/or statistical systems (tubular pores, planar joints). It then studies flows in heterogeneous and stratified porous media, such as soils and rocks, based on Darcy’s law. This analysis includes unsaturated flow (Richards equation) and two-phase flow (Muskat equations). Overall, the two volumes contain basic physical concepts, theoretical analyses, field investigations and statistical and numerical approaches to capillary-driven equilibria and flows in heterogeneous systems
This book highlights several methods and quantitative implementations of both probabilistic and fuzzy-based approaches to uncertainty quantification and uncertainty propagation through environmental subsurface pollution models with uncertain input parameters. The book focuses on methods as well as applications in hydrogeology, soil hydrology, groundwater contamination, and related areas (e.g., corrosion of nuclear waste canisters). The methods are illustrated for a broad spectrum of models, from non-differential I/O models to complex PDE solvers, including a novel 3D quasi-analytical model of contaminant transport, and a site-specific computer model of dissolved contaminant migration from a DNAPL (Dense Non Aqueous Phase Liquid) pollution source.
Capillary phenomena occur in both natural and human-made systems, from equilibria in the presence of solids (grains, walls, metal wires) to multiphase flows in heterogeneous and fractured porous media. This book, composed of two volumes, develops fluid mechanics approaches for two immiscible fluids (water/air or water/oil) in the presence of solids (tubes, joints, grains, porous media). Their hydrodynamics are typically dominated by capillarity and viscous dissipation. This first volume presents the basic concepts and investigates two-phase equilibria, before analyzing two-phase hydrodynamics in discrete and/or statistical systems (tubular pores, planar joints). It then studies flows in heterogeneous and stratified porous media, such as soils and rocks, based on Darcy’s law. This analysis includes unsaturated flow (Richards equation) and two-phase flow (Muskat equations). Overall, the two volumes contain basic physical concepts, theoretical analyses, field investigations and statistical and numerical approaches to capillary-driven equilibria and flows in heterogeneous systems
This book highlights several methods and quantitative implementations of both probabilistic and fuzzy-based approaches to uncertainty quantification and uncertainty propagation through environmental subsurface pollution models with uncertain input parameters. The book focuses on methods as well as applications in hydrogeology, soil hydrology, groundwater contamination, and related areas (e.g., corrosion of nuclear waste canisters). The methods are illustrated for a broad spectrum of models, from non-differential I/O models to complex PDE solvers, including a novel 3D quasi-analytical model of contaminant transport, and a site-specific computer model of dissolved contaminant migration from a DNAPL (Dense Non Aqueous Phase Liquid) pollution source.
Avant la guerre d'indépendance en Algérie, à Constantine. Ila est un grand propriétaire de pur-sang arabes. Avec sa femme Lil, ils n'ont pu avoir d'enfants mais ils ont adopté Lol, une fille extravagante, intelligente, un peu garçon manqué, et Lam, le fils de toutes les promesses, cavalier émérite. Mais Ila n'est plus le même depuis qu'Ali et Ali bis, eux aussi recueillis dans la famille depuis leur enfance, se sont évanouis. L'un, formidable vétérinaire ; l'autre, grand prestidigitateur... Partis vendre quatre juments, ils ne sont jamais revenus. Lam est envoyé au lycée de Tunis, en internat, une véritable prison où il reçoit tous les mois une lettre et un mandat d'Ali et d'Ali bis. Après le lycée, c'est le maquis, la vie au djebel. La veille de son départ, Lol s'offre à Lam. Est-ce véritablement un inceste ? Cette question hantera Lam partout où il ira. Blessé lors des combats, il se retrouve dans un hôpital à Moscou, où il sera sauvé par la belle Olga. Guéri, il est envoyé en mission successivement à Pékin, puis à Hanoi, qui vit au rythme des bombardements, enfin à Barcelone, où il doit acheter des armes clandestinement. S'il est malheureux à Barcelone, définitivement impuissant, Lam y découvre aussi l'alcool, la viande de porc, et l'athéisme. Quand Lam arrive à Alger le 6 juillet 1962, la ville est en liesse. Dans la kasba, il se retrouve nez à nez avec Ali, qui lui raconte sa guerre. C'est à Alger qu'il apprendra la mort d'Ila. Lol dirigera le haras de main de maître, reprenant, après ces années de lutte, de sang et d'espoir, Ali et Ali bis, revenus avec l'argent. Arrêté à Paris par la DST en 1969, Lam raconte ses combats...
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