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Recent work on what has been called the phenomenon of heat flux bifurcation, that occurs at a boundary of a porous medium, or at an interface with a fluid clear of solid material, when a two-temperature model for the porous medium is employed, is discussed. An alternative interpretation of the situation, one in which the physics of the problem is emphasized, is presented.
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Nield, D.A. A Note on Local Thermal Non-Equilibrium in Porous Media Near Boundaries and Interfaces. Transp Porous Med 95, 581–584 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-012-0063-4
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-012-0063-4