Abstract
The settling velocities of a variety of shaped particles to simulate drilled cuttings were measured in both Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids. The results showed that the particle drag coefficient is a function of the particle Reynolds number and, in the case of power-law-model fluids, of the flow behavior index. A new generalized model has been developed for predicting the settling velocities of particles of various shapes in both Newtonian and power-law fluids over a range of flow regimes.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 337-343 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | SPE Drilling Engineering |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 1987 |