Flow through a cylinder with pores I'm building a model to study the flow of fluid through a cylind

Iyana Macdonald

Iyana Macdonald

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2022-05-17

Flow through a cylinder with pores
I'm building a model to study the flow of fluid through a cylinder with pores on its surface.
For flow through a cylinder, the velocity of the fluid flow is given by the Hagen-Poiseuille equation.
I would like to ask for suggestions on references from which I can look at derivations for a cylinder with porous walls. By porous, I mean openings on the surface of the cylinder. Example, the pores present in the fenestrated capillary.

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partyjnopp9wa

Beginner2022-05-18Added 17 answers

Let Q(z) be the volumetric flow rate along the tube. Then, from a mass balance on the flow,
(1) d Q d z = π D q
where q(z) is the superficial flow velocity through (i.e., normal to) the porous wall at location z. From Darcy's law, q is related to the pressure difference between inside and outside of the tube P(z) by
(2) q = k μ P w
where w is the wall thickness, k is the permeability of the porous medium, and μ is the fluid viscosity. Combining Eqns. 1 and 2 gives:
(3) d Q d z = π D k μ w P
From the Hagen-Poiseuille equation,
(4) d P d z = 128 μ π D 4 Q
Eqns. 3 and 4 provide two coupled linear ordinary differential equations for the variations in pressure and volumetric flow rate along the tube. You can eliminate P between these equations to solve for Q(z), and then use that to determine P.

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