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Hydrodynamic mobility of a porous spherical particle with variable permeability in a spherical cavity

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The present article deals with the analytical study of translational and rotational motion of a porous spherical particle with quadratically increasing permeability inside a concentric spherical cavity filled with incompressible Newtonian fluid, under the creeping flow conditions. The flow fields in clear fluid and porous regions are governed by Stokes equation and generalized Darcy’s law (Brinkman equation) together with mass conservation, respectively. Closed form solutions for translational and rotational mobilities of the particle are obtained with the help of drag and torque acting on the particle surface. The particle mobility inside a cavity attains a maximum value of 1. However, the presence of cavity wall slows down the particle motion as a result the particle mobility becomes smaller than unity. The effect of cavity wall on the mobility is significant when the gap between the particle surface and cavity wall is less. Various limiting cases are obtained which agree with earlier existing results. The results are explained with the aid of graphs for better clarity.

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This work was supported by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) sanction order No. MTR/2017/000446.

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Appendix

Appendix

The expressions corresponding to \(B^{0}\) and B are given as follows

$$\begin{aligned} B^{0}=\frac{M_{1}^{0}}{M_{2}^{0}}, \end{aligned}$$

where \(M_{1}^{0}\) and \(M_{2}^{0}\) are given as

$$\begin{aligned} M_1^{0} & = 6(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2}(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} \\&- 69\beta \alpha - 24\alpha (13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2}\\&- 24\alpha (13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} - 15(13\alpha \\&- 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&-15(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} - 6(13\alpha \\&- 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2}(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} \\&- 18\beta - 87\alpha ^{1/2} + 60\alpha ^(3/2) - (3\beta (13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 \\&- 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2})/\alpha ^{1/2} \\&- (3\beta (13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2})/\alpha ^{1/2} \\&-33\beta \alpha ^{1/2}(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&-33\beta \alpha ^{1/2}(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&- (3(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2}\\&\times (13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2})/\alpha ^{1/2} \\&- 12\alpha ^{1/2}(13\alpha \\&-2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2}\\&\times (13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} - 9\beta (13\alpha \\&-2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2}(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2\\&- 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&-(3\beta (13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2}(36\alpha ^2 \\&- 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2})/\alpha ^{1/2} +(3\beta (13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 \\&- 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2}\\&\times (36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2})/\alpha ^{1/2} \\ M_2^{0}& = 24\beta + 108\beta \alpha + 108\alpha (13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&+ 108\alpha (13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&+24(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&+ 24(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&+ 12(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} \\&+ 2)^{1/2}(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} \\&- 12(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2}\\&\times (36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 140\alpha ^{1/2} + 180\alpha ^(3/2) \\&+ (4\beta (13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2})/\alpha ^{1/2} \\&+ (4\beta (13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2})/\alpha ^{1/2} \\&+44\beta \alpha ^{1/2}(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&+ 44\beta \alpha ^{1/2}(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&+ (4(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2}\\&\times (13\alpha +2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2})/\alpha ^{1/2} \\&+ 36\alpha ^{1/2}(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2}\\&\times (13\alpha +2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&+ 12\beta (13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2}\\&\times (13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&+ (4\beta (13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2}\\&\times (36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2})/\alpha ^{1/2} - (4\beta (13\alpha \\&+ 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2}(36\alpha ^2 \\&- 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2})/\alpha ^{1/2} \end{aligned}$$

and

$$\begin{aligned} B=\frac{M_1+M_2}{M_3+M_4}, \end{aligned}$$

where the coefficients \(M_1\), \(M_2,~M_3\) and \(M_4\) are given as follows

$$\begin{aligned} M_{1}& = 18\beta l^5 - 69\beta \alpha - 24\alpha (13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 \\&- 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&- 24\alpha (13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&- 18\beta - 15(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&- 15(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} - 6(13\alpha \\&- 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2}(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} \\&+ 6(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2}\\&\times (36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} - 87\alpha ^{1/2} \\&+ 60\alpha ^(3/2) - 3\alpha ^{1/2}l^5 \\&+ 135\alpha ^(3/2)l^5 - (3\beta (13\alpha \\&- 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2})/\alpha ^{1/2} - (3\beta (13\alpha \\&+ 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2})/\alpha ^{1/2} \\&-33\beta \alpha ^{1/2}(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&- 33\beta \alpha ^{1/2}(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2}\\&- 81\alpha l^5(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&- 81\alpha l^5(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&-(3(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2}(13\alpha \\&+ 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2})/\alpha ^{1/2} \\&-12\alpha ^{1/2}(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2}(13\alpha \\&+ 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha +1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2}\\&- 9l^5(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2}(36\alpha ^2 \\&- 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} \\&+ 9l^5(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2}\\&\times (36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} - 171\beta \alpha l^5 \\&- 9\beta (13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2}(13\alpha \\&+ 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\ M_2& = (3l^5(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2}(13\alpha \\&+ 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2})/\alpha ^{1/2} \\&+ 27\alpha ^{1/2}l^5(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2}(13\alpha \\&+ 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} + 9\beta l^5(13\alpha \\&- 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2}(13\alpha \\&+ 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&- (3\beta (13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} \\&+ 2)^{1/2}(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2})/\alpha ^{1/2} + (3\beta (13\alpha \\&+ 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2}(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2})/\alpha ^{1/2} \\&+ (3\beta l^5(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2})/\alpha ^{1/2} \\&+ (3\beta l^5(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2})/\alpha ^{1/2}\\&+ 33\beta \alpha ^{1/2}l^5(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&+ 33\beta \alpha ^{1/2}l^5(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&+ (3\beta l^5(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2}(36\alpha ^2\\&- 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2})/\alpha ^{1/2} \\&- (3\beta l^5(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2}\\&+ 2)^{1/2}(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2})/\alpha ^{1/2}\\ M_{3}& = 24\beta + 108\beta \alpha - 54\alpha l \\&+ 108\alpha (13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&+ 108\alpha (13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} \\&+ 2)^{1/2} - 45l(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&- 45l(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} + 60\alpha l^3 \\&-54\alpha l^5 + 24\alpha l^6 - 261\alpha ^{1/2} l + 180\alpha ^(3/2)l \\&+ 24(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} + 24(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 \\&- 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} + 12(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} \\&+ 2)^{1/2} (36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} - 12(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 \\&- 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} (36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} \\&+ 30l^3(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&+ 30l^3(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 \\&-4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&- 9l^5(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&- 9l^5(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&+140\alpha ^{1/2} + 180\alpha ^(3/2) + 170\alpha ^{1/2} l^3 - 45\alpha ^{1/2} l^5 \\&- 4\alpha ^{1/2} l^6 + 180\alpha ^(3/2)l^5 + 180\alpha ^(3/2)l^6 \\&- 18l(13\alpha \\&-2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} (36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} \\&+ 18l(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2}\\&\times (36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + (4\beta (13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} )/\alpha ^{1/2} \\&+ (4\beta (13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} \\&+ 2)^{1/2} )/\alpha ^{1/2} + 44\beta \alpha ^{1/2} (13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&+ 44\beta \alpha ^{1/2} (13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} \\&+ 2)^{1/2} + 72\alpha l^5(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&+ 72\alpha l^5(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&- 108\alpha l^6(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&- 108\alpha l^6(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} + (4(13\alpha \\&- 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} (13\alpha \\&+ 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} )/\alpha ^{1/2} + 36\alpha ^{1/2} (13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 \\&-4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} (13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&+ 18l^5(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} (36\alpha ^2 \\&- 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} - 18l^5(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} \\&+ 2)^{1/2} (36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} - 12l^6(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 \\&-4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} (36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2}\\&+ 12l^6(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} (36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} \\&- 207\beta \alpha l - 72\alpha l(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&-72\alpha l(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&+ 390\beta \alpha l^3 - 63\beta \alpha l^5 - 228\beta \alpha l^6 \\&+ 12\beta (13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 \\&- 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} (13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} \\&+ 2)^{1/2} + (10l^3(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} (13\alpha \\&+ 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} )/\alpha ^{1/2} - (9l^5\\&\times (13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} (13\alpha \\&+ 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} )/\alpha ^{1/2} - 36\alpha ^{1/2} l^5(13\alpha \\&-2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} (13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 \\&- 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&+ (4l^6(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} \\&+2)^{1/2} (13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} )/\alpha ^{1/2} \\&+ 36\alpha ^{1/2} l^6(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} (13\alpha \\&+2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} - 27\alpha l(13\alpha \\&- 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} (13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2\\&- 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} \\&+ 2)^{1/2} - (9\alpha l(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} )/\alpha ^{1/2} \\&- (9\alpha l(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} )/\alpha ^{1/2} \\&- 99\beta \alpha ^{1/2} l(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&- 99\beta \alpha ^{1/2} l(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \end{aligned}$$
$$\begin{aligned} M_4& = 30\alpha l^3(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} (13\alpha \\&+ 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} - 27\alpha l^5(13\alpha \\&- 2(36\alpha ^2 \\&- 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} (13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&+ 12\alpha l^6(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} (13\alpha \\&+ 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&- (9l(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} (13\alpha \\&+ 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} \\&+2)^{1/2} )/\alpha ^{1/2} - 36\alpha ^{1/2} l(13\alpha \\&- 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} (13\alpha \\&+ 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&+ (4\beta (13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} (36\alpha ^2 \\&- 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} )/\alpha ^{1/2} - (4\beta (13\alpha \\&+ 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} \\&+ 2)^{1/2} (36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} )/\alpha ^{1/2} \\&+ (10\alpha l^3(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} )/\alpha ^{1/2} \\&+ (10\alpha l^3(13\alpha \\&+ 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} )/\alpha ^{1/2} \\&+ 110\beta \alpha ^{1/2} l^3(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&+110\beta \alpha ^{1/2} l^3\\&\times (13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&- (9\alpha l^5(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} )/\alpha ^{1/2} \\&- (9\alpha l^5(13\alpha \\&+2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} )/\alpha ^{1/2} \\&- 99\beta \alpha ^{1/2} l^5(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&- 99\beta \alpha ^{1/2} l^5(13\alpha \\&+2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&+ (4\alpha l^6(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} )/\alpha ^{1/2} \\&+ (4\alpha l^6(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 \\&- 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} )/\alpha ^{1/2} \\&+ 44\beta \alpha ^{1/2} l^6(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} \\&+ 44\beta \alpha ^{1/2} l^6(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2\\&- 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} - (9\alpha l(13\alpha \\&- 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} (36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} )/\alpha ^{1/2} \\&+ (9\alpha l(13\alpha \\&+2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} (36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} )/\alpha ^{1/2}\\&+ (10\alpha l^3(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2}\\&\times (36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} )/\alpha ^{1/2}\\&- (10\alpha l^3(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} \\&+ 2)^{1/2} (36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} )/\alpha ^{1/2} \\&- (9\alpha l^5(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} \\&+ 2)^{1/2} (36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} )/\alpha ^{1/2} \\&+ (9\alpha l^5(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} \\&+ 2)^{1/2} (36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} )/\alpha ^{1/2} \\&+ (4\alpha l^6(13\alpha - 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} + 2)^{1/2} (36\alpha ^2 \\&- 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} )/\alpha ^{1/2} \\&- (4\alpha l^6(13\alpha + 2(36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} \\&+ 2)^{1/2} (36\alpha ^2 - 4\alpha + 1)^{1/2} )/\alpha ^{1/2} \end{aligned}$$

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Prakash, J. Hydrodynamic mobility of a porous spherical particle with variable permeability in a spherical cavity. Microsyst Technol 26, 2601–2614 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00542-020-04801-0

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