Friction Factors for Turbulent Flow of Non-Newtonian Fluids in Coiled Tubing

Proceedings of the SPE/ICoTA Coiled Tubing Roundtable Conf

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 181-192

  Rao, Bharath N ^a  

^a CTES ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; CORRELATION METHODS; FRICTION; NEWTONIAN FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; OIL WELL CEMENTING; OIL WELL DRILLING; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOSITY;

COILED TUBING (CT);

TUBING;

EID: 1642518352     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/74847-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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