 Lubrication theory (source code)

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= Lubrication theory
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= Lubrication approximation
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= Lubrication
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Lubrication theory describes viscous flow through a gap whose thickness is much smaller than its streamwise length; pressure is nearly uniform across the gap and controls a locally parabolic velocity profile.

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