Non-Newtonian Fluid Flow in Coiled Tubing: Theoretical Analysis and Experimental Verification

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 3225-3237

  Zhou, Y ^a   Shah, S N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FRICTION; GAS INDUSTRY; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; TUBING;

COILED TUBING (CT); FLOW COMPONENTS;

NON NEWTONIAN FLOW;

EID: 1142290852     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/77708-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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