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Critical Reynold's numbers have been evaluated for flow through loose wool fibers, and the characteristics of the types of flow within compressible porous media have been discussed.
Loose wool fibers when wet were more resistant to compression than an equal mass of dry fibers; also, fabrics were less permeable and compressible than equivalent areal densities of loose wool at pressures up to 8 atm.
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