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Porosity effects in laminar fluid flow near permeable surfaces

Changwoo Kang1, Parisa Mirbod1

  • 1Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 842 West Taylor Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA.

Physical Review. E
|September 11, 2019
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