NON-DARCIAN FLOW THROUGH A STRAIGHT POROUS TUBE OF ARBITRARY CROSS-SECTION

P. Venkat Raman (India), V. Narasimha Charyulu (India) and Ch. Kamala Narasimha Chary (India)

Received August 5, 2005

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Keywords and phrases: viscous fluid, arbitrary cross-section, permeability, pressure gradient.