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Maximum drag reduction asymptote of polymeric fluid flow in coiled tubing / Subhash N. Shah in Transactions of the ASME . Journal of fluids engineering, Vol. 131 N° 1 (Janvier 2009) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Transactions of the ASME . Journal of fluids engineering > Vol. 131 N° 1 (Janvier 2009) . - 09 p. Titre : Maximum drag reduction asymptote of polymeric fluid flow in coiled tubing Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Subhash N. Shah, Auteur ; Yunxu Zhou, Auteur Année de publication : 2009 Article en page(s) : 09 p. Note générale : fluids engineering Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : drag  reduction;  coiled  tubing;  polymer  fluids Résumé : This study experimentally investigates the drag reduction characteristics of the most commonly used polymer fluids in coiled tubing applications. The flow loop employed consists of 12.7mm straight and coiled tubing sections. The curvature ratio (a∕R, where a and R are the radii of the tubing and the reel drum, respectively) investigated is from 0.01 to 0.076, which covers the typical curvature ratio range encountered in the oil and gas industry applications. Fluids tested include xanthan gum, guar gum, and hydroxypropyl guar at various polymer concentrations. It is found that the drag reduction in coiled tubing is significantly lower than that in straight tubing, probably due to the effect of secondary flow in curved geometry. The onset of drag reduction is also found to be delayed as the curvature ratio was increased. A correlation for the maximum drag reduction (MDR) asymptote in coiled tubing is developed. When the curvature ratio is set to zero, the new correlation reduces to the well-known Virk’s MDR asymptote for dilute polymer solutions in straight pipes. A new drag reduction envelope is proposed for the analysis of drag reduction behavior of polymeric fluids in coiled tubing. Application of the new drag reduction envelope is also discussed. DEWEY : 620.1 ISSN : 0098-2202 En ligne : http://fluidsengineering.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/issue.aspx?journalid=122 [...] [article] Maximum drag reduction asymptote of polymeric fluid flow in coiled tubing [texte imprimé] / Subhash N. Shah, Auteur ; Yunxu Zhou, Auteur . - 2009 . - 09 p. fluids engineering Langues : Anglais (eng) in Transactions of the ASME . Journal of fluids engineering > Vol. 131 N° 1 (Janvier 2009) . - 09 p. Mots-clés : drag  reduction;  coiled  tubing;  polymer  fluids Résumé : This study experimentally investigates the drag reduction characteristics of the most commonly used polymer fluids in coiled tubing applications. The flow loop employed consists of 12.7mm straight and coiled tubing sections. The curvature ratio (a∕R, where a and R are the radii of the tubing and the reel drum, respectively) investigated is from 0.01 to 0.076, which covers the typical curvature ratio range encountered in the oil and gas industry applications. Fluids tested include xanthan gum, guar gum, and hydroxypropyl guar at various polymer concentrations. It is found that the drag reduction in coiled tubing is significantly lower than that in straight tubing, probably due to the effect of secondary flow in curved geometry. The onset of drag reduction is also found to be delayed as the curvature ratio was increased. A correlation for the maximum drag reduction (MDR) asymptote in coiled tubing is developed. When the curvature ratio is set to zero, the new correlation reduces to the well-known Virk’s MDR asymptote for dilute polymer solutions in straight pipes. A new drag reduction envelope is proposed for the analysis of drag reduction behavior of polymeric fluids in coiled tubing. Application of the new drag reduction envelope is also discussed. DEWEY : 620.1 ISSN : 0098-2202 En ligne : http://fluidsengineering.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/issue.aspx?journalid=122 [...]