This book presents recent research in the field of transport phenomena in porous materials, including heat and mass transfer, drying and adsorption. Covering a comprehensive range of topics related to the transport phenomenon in engineering (including state-of-the-art, theory and technological applications), it discusses some of the most important theoretical advances, computational developments and applications in porous materials domain. Providing an update on the current state of knowledge, this self-contained reference resource will appeal to scientists, researchers and engineers in a variety of disciplines, such as chemical, civil, agricultural and mechanical engineering.

Clay Ceramic Materials: From Fundamentals and Manufacturing to Drying Process Predictions.- Vegetable Fiber Drying: Theory, Advanced Modeling and Application.- Foam-mat Drying Process: Theory and Applications.- Drying Process of Jackfruit Seeds.- Spouted Bed Drying of Fruit Pulps: A Case Study on Drying of Graviola pulp.- Osmo-convective Dehydration of Fresh Foods: Theory and Applications to Cassava Cubes.- Heat Transfer in a Packed Bed Elliptic Cylindrical Reactor: Theory, Heterogeneous Transient Modeling and Applications.