* Department of Physics, University of Port Harcourt, P M B 5323 Choba, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
** Department of Mathematics/Computer Science, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Online published on 25 October, 2016.
A study of the seepage of isothermal and adiabatic fluids in granular media was carried out. Approximation of the governing equations and its solutions and analysis showed that, in the isothermal case, increase in porosity of the photosphere and increase in its viscosity result in the decrease in pressure of the fluid while increase in permeability of the photosphere increases the pressure of the fluid. For the adiabatic case, increase in porosity of the photosphere, brings about a corresponding increase in the pressure of the fluid which also result in decrease of the granules while increase in permeability and viscosity, decrease the pressure of the fluid through the photosphere.
Photosphere, Isothermal, Adiabatic, Granular media, Porosity, Permeability, Viscosity
