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This survey gives a short description of the fundamental concept of homogenization. Three examples are chosen for demonstrating the modifications and changes that differential equations may undergo when upscaling from a microto a macro-scale is performed.
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Hornung, U. (1996). Micro- and Macro-Scales in Porous Reactors and Their Modelling. In: Keil, F., Mackens, W., Voß, H., Werther, J. (eds) Scientific Computing in Chemical Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-80149-5_10
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