Question

A 0.3 m well has a 25 m long screen that covers the entire depth of an aquifer. The aquifer medium has an effective grain size of 1.5 mm. The well is pumped at a rate of 0.2 m3/s. Assess the validity of Darcy’s law near the well.
(Dynamic viscosity of water at 20oC is 1.005*10-3 Ns/m2)

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