Publications

2016

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S. Mondal, C.-H. Wu, and M. M. Sharma, “Coupled CFD-DEM simulation of hydrodynamic bridging at constrictions”, International Journal of Multiphase Flow, vol. Volume 84, pp. 245–263, 2016, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2016.05.001.
Keywords: Proppant Placement, Particle Transport
[1]
C.-H. Wu and M. M. Sharma, “Effect of Perforation Geometry and Orientation on Proppant Placement in Perforation Clusters in a Horizontal Well”, in SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., February 9-11, 2016: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2016. doi: 10.2118/179117-MS.
Keywords: Proppant Placement, Particle Transport

2014

[1]
S. Mondal and M. M. Sharma, “Role of flying buttresses in the jamming of granular matter through multiple rectangular outlets”, Journal of Granular Matter, vol. Volume 16, pp. pp 125–132, 2014, doi: 10.1007/s10035-013-0461-5.
Keywords: Proppant Placement, Particle Transport

2012

[1]
S. Malhotra and M. M. Sharma, “Experimental Study of Settling of Spherical Particles in Unbounded and Confined Shear Thinning Viscoelastic Fluids”, 65th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Mechanics. American Physical Society Division of Fluid Mechanics, San Diego, California, U.S.A., November 18-20, 2016, 2012.
Keywords: Proppant Placement, Particle Transport

2011

[1]
S. Malhotra and M. M. Sharma, “A General Correlation for Proppant Settling in VES Fluids”, in SPE Hydraulics Fracturing Technology Conference, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., January 24-26, 2011: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2011. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/139581-MS.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Proppant Placement, Particle Transport, Fracture modeling