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An analytical solution for critical withdrawal of layered fluid through a line sink in a porous medium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2009

H. Zhang ,
G. C. Hocking  and
D. A. Barry
H. Zhang
Affiliation:
Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA 6907, Australia
G. C. Hocking
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
D. A. Barry
Affiliation:
Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA 6907, Australia
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Abstract

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Fluid withdrawn through a line sink from a layered fluid in a vertically confined porous medium is considered. A hodograph method is used to obtain the shape of the interface for a given sink position at the critical flow rate. The analytical solution is compared with a more general numerical solution developed in earlier work. It was found that the surface profiles obtained by the two methods are in close agreement. However, the present work has the advantage that it gives a fully explicit solution.

Type
Research Article
Information
The ANZIAM Journal , Volume 39 , Issue 2 , October 1997 , pp. 271 - 279
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1997

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