Resolved CFD-DEM simulation of proppant aggregating and bridging mechanisms in a narrowing fracture
Facheng Gong, Tayfun Babadagli, Hai Huang, Huazhou Li
Topics & Concepts
Bridging (networking)CFD-DEMDiscrete element methodComputational fluid dynamicsMechanicsFracture (geology)Materials scienceBoundary value problemGeologyGeotechnical engineeringComputer sciencePhysicsQuantum mechanicsComputer networkGranular flow and fluidized bedsLattice Boltzmann Simulation StudiesFluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions