Uniaxial compression of dense granular materials: Stress distribution and permeability

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 65, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 193-207

  Ye, X ^a   Ganley, T ^a   Morris, J F ^a   Tonmukayakul, N ^b   Parker, M A ^b  

^a Benjamin Levich Institute for Physico Chemical Hydrodynamics   (United States)

^b HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclic compression; Granular material; Uniaxial compression

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY STRESS; CYCLIC COMPRESSION; CYCLIC LOADINGS; DENSE GRANULAR MATERIALS; DIRECT VISUALIZATIONS; DYNAMIC COMPRESSIONS; FIXED FLOWS; FLUID FLOWS; GLASS BEADS; GRAVITY HEADS; HARD PARTICLES; KEY FEATURES; LIQUID FLOWS; LOADING AND UNLOADING; LOADING RATES; LOCAL MOTIONS; MAXIMUM STRESS; MEAN DIAMETERS; NORMAL STRESS; ORTHOGONAL AXIS; PACKING MATERIALS; PARTICLE PACKINGS; PARTICLE-IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; POLYAMIDE RESINS; POLYDISPERSE; PROPPANT; PROPPANT PACKS; RESIN COATINGS; SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENTS; SMALL CHARGES; STRESS DISTRIBUTIONS; TRANSVERSE NORMAL STRESS; UNIAXIAL COMPRESSION;

CAPILLARITY; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CYCLIC LOADS; DEFECT STRUCTURES; DROPS; EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FRACTURE; GLASS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; LIQUIDS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL WELLS; PACKING; POLYDISPERSITY; POLYMERS; PRESSURE DROP; RESINS; ROCK MECHANICS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; UNLOADING;

LOADS (FORCES);

COMPRESSION; DESIGN; EQUIPMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUID FLOW; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; PARTICLE MOTION; PERMEABILITY; UNIAXIAL STRENGTH; VISUALIZATION;

EID: 61949443171     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2008.12.034     Document Type: Article

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