Document Type
Article
Date
1-1-1989
Keywords
Stokes Law, laplace equation, uses, singularity, transport theory, porous materials, velocity, pressure, quantity ratio, spheres, interfaces, suspensions
Disciplines
Chemical Engineering
Description/Abstract
The planar singular solutions of Stokes and Laplace equations are derived and applied to a number of transport problems associated with porous surfaces. The velocity, pressure, concentration, and temperature slip coefficients are determined exactly for the semi-infinite periodic arrays of spheres and these are compared with the predictions of two approximate continuum theories formulated by Brinkman [Appl. Sci. Res. Sect. A I, 27 (1947)] and Chang and Acrivos [J. Appl. Phys. 59, 375 (1986)] to assess the utility of such theories in accurately predicting various overall properties related to the porous surfaces. It is found that in general these theories provide fairly accurate estimates of these properties even when the length scales based on the relevant macroscopic properties such as the permeability are much smaller than the length scales characterizing the microstructure of the porous media.
Recommended Citation
Sangani, Ashok S. and Behl, S., "The Planar Singular Solutions of Stokes and Laplace Equations and their Application to Transport Processes Near Porous Surfaces" (1989). Biomedical and Chemical Engineering - All Scholarship. 15.
https://surface.syr.edu/bce/15
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Copyright 1989 Physics of Fluids A: Fluid Dynamics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and Physics of Fluids A: Fluid Dynamics. The article may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.857544