Maximum drag reduction asymptote of polymeric fluid flow in coiled tubing

Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 0112011-0112019

  Shah, Subhash N ^a   Zhou, Yunxu ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b NOV CTES   (United States)

Author keywords

Coiled tubing; Drag reduction; Drilling; Non newtonian; Polymer fluid; Stimulation

Indexed keywords

CURVATURE RATIO; DILUTE POLYMER SOLUTIONS; FLOW LOOPS; GUAR GUMS; HYDROXYPROPYL GUARS; MAXIMUM DRAG REDUCTIONS; NEW CORRELATIONS; NON-NEWTONIAN; OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY; POLYMER CONCENTRATIONS; POLYMER FLUID; POLYMER FLUIDS; POLYMERIC FLUID; STRAIGHT PIPE; XANTHAN GUM;

DRAG REDUCTION; FLUIDS; GAS INDUSTRY; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; PIPE; WELL DRILLING;

COILED TUBING;

EID: 63149088478     PISSN: 00982202     EISSN: 1528901X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3026578     Document Type: Article

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