Lie group symmetry analysis of transport in porous media with variable transmissivity (Q2480325)

It is founded the Lie algebra of point symmetries of the coupled partial differential equations governing a novel problem for the transient flow of a fluid containing a solidifiable gel, through a hydraulically isotropic porous medium. Assuming that the permeability of the porous medium is a function of the gel concentration, authors determine a number of exact solutions corresponding to the case where the concentration-dependent permeability is either arbitrary or has a power law variation or is a constant. Each case admits a number of distinct symmetries. The solutions corresponding to the optimal systems are determined. Some typical concentration and pressure profiles are illustrated and displayed. A specific moving boundary problem is solved.