Abstract

ABSTRACTAim of the present work is the investigation of the transport properties (Knudsen and molecular diffusivity, permeability) of 3-dimensional binary domains that represent two model mesoporous materials, namely Vycor glass and alumina membrane. A process-based technique producing a random packing of equal spheres is used for the reconstruction of the alumina membrane, while a stochastic reconstruction procedure is employed in the case of Vycor. The comparison between computed and reported transport coefficients confirms that the random sphere pack represents quite well the porous structure of the alumina membrane, while the stochastic reconstruction technique is sufficient for an accurate representation of the porous matrix of Vycor glass.

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