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Calculation of longitudinal shear dispersivity using an N-zone model as N → ∞

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 April 2006

S. C. Chikwendu
S. C. Chikwendu
Affiliation:
Applied Mathematics Program, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Abstract

A new method is presented for deriving an integral expression for calculating the large-time longitudinal shear dispersivity in laminar or turbulent two-dimensional channel flow or tube flow.

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 167 , June 1986 , pp. 19 - 30
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© 1986 Cambridge University Press

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