Influence of fiber orientation on the transverse permeability of fibrous media

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Tahir, M A ^a   Vahedi Tafreshi, H ^a  

^a Virginia Commonwealth University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUIDS; PHYSICS;

ANALYTICAL STUDIES; FIBROUS MEDIA; FIBROUS MEDIUM; PLANE ANGLES; STOKES EQUATIONS; TRANSVERSE PERMEABILITY; VIRTUAL GEOMETRY; VOID SPACE;

FIBERS;

EID: 70049115925     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3211192     Document Type: Article

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