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In this note it is pointed out that for a Maxwell liquid with one relaxation time, steady flows in a porous cylindrical annulus with circular cross-section are impossible. The solution given by Rao is not valid except in the case of either a Newtonian liquid or no cross-flow.
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Mohan Rao, D. K., Appl. Sci. Res. A 14 (1965) 25.
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Lai, W. Impossibility of steady flow of a Maxwell liquid in a porous cylindrical annulus with circular cross-section. Appl. Sci. Res. 18, 28–31 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00382332
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00382332