New model for single spherical particle settling velocity in power law (visco-inelastic) fluids

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-66

  Shah, Subhash N ^a   El Fadili, Youness ^b   Chhabra, R P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Drilling cuttings transport; Hydraulic fracturing; Non Newtonian fluids; Particle settling velocity; Power law fluids; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

DRAG; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

DRILLING CUTTINGS TRANSPORT; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; PARTICLE SETTLING VELOCITY; POWER LAW FLUIDS;

SEDIMENTATION;

DRAG; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEDIMENTATION;

EID: 33845646260     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2006.06.006     Document Type: Article

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