Slurry & Settling Solver

Slurry Viscosity & Hindered Settling

§8.6 rheology + §8.3 Richardson–Zaki settling. Sweep concentration and particle size to see effective viscosity and transport efficiency.

Inputs

Viscosity model

Carrier μ_f (cP)

Flow index n (–)

Shear γ̇ (1/s)

Max packing c_max

Proppant SG

Carrier SG

Grain d (mm)

Concentration c (vol)

§8.7 Secondary phase (carrier mixture)

Phase

Vol fraction φ₂

Phase μ (cP)

Phase SG

μ_slurry

1.9 cP

μ rel (μ_s/μ_f)

1.90×

w_s,∞ (Stokes)

18.7 ft/min

w_s,h (hindered)

9.89 ft/min

Transport η

47%

Transport · Settling · Trapping · Washoutauto-updates from rheology + slot geometry

Slot h (ft)

Slot w (in)

Q (bpm)

Duration (min)

Trap rate (kg/m²·s)

K_imm cap (kg/m²)

v_t (settling)

8.73 ft/min

v_h (horizontal)

107.8 ft/min

Re (slot)

5313

u_c (washout)

41.1 ft/min

Σ trapped

0.00 kg/m²

v_h = Q / (h·w) · u/u_c = 2.62 · washout active · cum washout 15.83 kg/m²

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Save the current operating point to compare washout severity (max(0, (u/u_c)² − 1)) and Σ trapped (kg/m²) across (Q, h, w, c, K, n) variations.

vs. concentration · d = 0.60 mmleft: μ_rel · right: η

vs. grain size · c = 0.20left: w_s (ft/min) · right: η

η transport = 1 − w_s,h / w_s,∞ · Re_p = 56.95 · n_RZ = 2.85