Flow instability and shear localization in a drilling mud

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 261-271

  Ragouilliaux, Alexandre ^a,b   Herzhaft, Benjamin ^b   Bertrand, François ^a   Coussot, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

Flow instability; Shear localization; Viscosity bifurcation; Yielding

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); DRILLING FLUIDS; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VISCOSITY;

EID: 33751250202     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-006-0114-2     Document Type: Article

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