The yield stress of foamy sands
Journal Article
·
· Colloids and Surfaces. A, Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 202(1):53-62
The yield stress of a mixture of foam and solids, or foamy sand, was investigated theoretically using 2D periodic model. The range of solid fractions considered was from about 40 to 68%. The yield stress of a foamy sand increases with gas fraction at a given solid fraction and increases with solid fraction at a given gas fraction. At a fixed fraction of solid plus gas, yield stress is relatively insensitive to gas or solid fraction alone. There exists a maximum liquid fraction above which the yield stress disappears. These trends agree with those reported for foamy sands encountered in tunneling through soft sediments and proppant-laden fracturing fluids used in the petroleum industry.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 15001429
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-13606; KP1301020; TRN: US200404%%173
- Journal Information:
- Colloids and Surfaces. A, Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 202(1):53-62, Vol. 202, Issue 1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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