Fluid Flow in a Porous Tree-Shaped Network

• Autor(es): Miguel, A. F.
• Data: 2014
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10174/11581
• Origem: Repositório Científico da Universidade de Évora
• Assunto(s): Tree-shaped networks; Fluid flow
• Tipo de Documento: Artigo
• Idioma: Inglês
• Editor(es): Öchsner, Andreas

Descrição

Tree-shaped flow networks connect one point to an infinity of points and are everywhere in Nature. These networks often own minimal flow resistance and vessel sizes obey to scaling power-laws. In this paper presents a model for fluid flow through a tree-shaped network with porous tubes. Hagen–Poiseuille flow is assumed for tubes and Darcy flow for the porous wall.