Vol 50, No 3 (1998)

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On effecting averages nad changes of scale via weighting functions

A.I. Murdoch

Arch. Mech. 50 (3), 531-539, 1998

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Abstract


Weighting functions can be used to derive continuum equations of balance from molecular considerations, and to obtain equations governing fluid flow through porous media. The methodology of such (scale-dependent) averaging is outlined, and physical implications of specific choices of weighting function are discussed.

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