Determining Rheological Parameters of Generalized Yield-Power-Law Fluid Model.docVIP

Acta Montanistica Slovaca Ro?ník 9 (2004), ?íslo 3, 336-339 Determining Rheological Parameters of Generalized Yield-Power-Law Fluid Model Rafa? Wi?niowski and Stanis?aw Stryczek1 Abstract The principles of determining rheological parameters of drilling muds described by a generalized yield-power-law are presented in the paper. Functions between tangent stresses and shear rate are given. The conditions of laboratory measurements of rheological parameters of generalized yield-power-law fluids are described and necessary mathematical relations for rheological model parameters given. With the block diagrams, the methodics of numerical solution of these relations has been presented. Rheological parameters of an exemplary drilling mud have been calculated with the use of this numerical program. Key words: determining rheological parameters, rheological model parameters Introduction Assumption of an appropriate rheological model influences the correctness of the obtained results of flow pressure losses measurements; besides it enables rational designing of drilling fluids pumping technological operations. The measurement of rheological parameters of drilling fluids can be made with the use of a rotary 6- or 12-range viscosity meter Fann. Such viscosity meters enable determining tangent stresses values for various rotary speeds. The selection priciples for an optimum rheological model of drilling fluids as well as determining rheological parameters of drilling fluids described with the Newton, Bingham, Cassson, Oswald-de Waelle and Herschel-Bulkley models with the use of statistical analysis methods are described in the paper [5]. Methodics of determining rheological parameters Determining rheological parameters of drilling fluids is possible after establishing tangent stresses in the fluid in the presence of definite shear rate values [1], [3], [4]. Depending on the assumed rheological model of the drilli