Proppant Transport LAMBDAs
Settling velocity, concentration and wall corrections, and transport capacity.
7 lambdas
PO.FRAC.Proppant.Vs.Stokes.SI(dp, Rho_p, Rho_f, Ul)
Stokes settling velocity (infinite dilution), [m/min] (SI units).
PO.FRAC.Proppant.Vs.StokesField.SI(dp, SG_p, SG_f, Ul)
Stokes settling velocity using specific gravity (field units), [m/min] (SI units).
PO.FRAC.Proppant.Vs.Hindered.SI(v_stokes, Cv)
Hindered settling velocity (Richardson-Zaki), [m/min] (SI units).
PO.FRAC.Proppant.WallFactor.SI(dp, w)
Wall correction factor for settling in narrow fracture (Faxen), [dimensionless] (SI units).
PO.FRAC.Proppant.Re.SI(dp, vs, Rho_f, Ul)
Particle Reynolds number for settling, [dimensionless] (SI units).
PO.FRAC.Proppant.TR.SI(vH, vs)
Proppant transport ratio (horizontal/settling velocity), [dimensionless] (SI units).
PO.FRAC.Proppant.Ds.SI(vs, t)
Proppant settling distance during transport, [m] (SI units).