CFD–DEM modelling and analysis of proppant transportation inside tortuous hydraulic fractures
Jun Li, Shibo Kuang, Fayuan Huang, Pingli Liu, Aibing Yu
Topics & Concepts
TortuosityComputational fluid dynamicsHydraulic fracturingFracture (geology)GeologyGeotechnical engineeringComputer simulationMechanicsWellboreDiscrete element methodPetroleum engineeringPorosityPhysicsHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisDrilling and Well EngineeringGroundwater flow and contamination studies