Optimal determination of rheological parameters for herschel-bulkley drilling fluids using genetic algorithms (GAs)

Korea Australia Rheology Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 163-170

  Rooki, Reza ^a   Ardejani, Faramarz Doulati ^a   Moradzadeh, Ali ^a   Mirzaei, Hossein ^a   Kelessidis, Vassilios ^b   Maglione, Roberto ^c   Norouzi, Mahmood ^a  

^a SHAHROOD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Drilling; Genetic algorithms (GAs); Herschel bulkley model; Non newtonian fluids; Rheological parameters

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869013167     PISSN: 1226119X     EISSN: 20937660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13367-012-0020-3     Document Type: Article

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