Hele–Shaw flow (source code)

= Hele–Shaw flow
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Hele–Shaw flow is slow flow between closely spaced parallel plates. Averaging across a gap of thickness $h$ gives the Darcy-type law
$$
\overline{\mathbf u}=-\frac{h^2}{12\mu}\nabla p
$$
relative to stationary plates.