An adaptive finite element scheme for hydraulic fracturing with proppant transport

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 645-670

  Ouyang, S ^a   Carey, G F ^a   Yew, C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite elements; Hydraulic fracturing; Moving adaptive grids

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRACTURING FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

MOVING ADAPTIVE GRIDS; PROPPANT;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; NON NEWTONIAN FLUIDS;

EID: 6044272955     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0363(19970415)24:7<645::AID-FLD458>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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