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Title: Practical calculator programs. Part 9. Calculator program determines turbulence criteria

Journal Article · · Oil Gas J.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5511429

A program developed for the TI-59 hand-held calculator determines whether the flow pattern for a given mud system is laminar or turbulent, calculating the Reynolds number for each pattern. Applicable to Newtonian, Bingham plastic, and power-law fluids, the program contributes to determining the frictional pressure loss in the pipe and annulus.

OSTI ID:
5511429
Journal Information:
Oil Gas J.; (United States), Vol. 79
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English