Title: Application of Advanced Computational
Technology to Fracturing Fluid
Characterization Facility
Author(s): J-C Roegiers and D. Lin, The University of
Oklahoma
Presentation: International Symposium on Computer
Methods in Rock Mechanics
Location: Xien, China
Date: May 24-28, 1993
Abstract: A multidisciplinary team of researchers of
NSF Rock Mechanic Research Center at the University of
Oklahoma is combining computational fluid dynamics, fluid
thermodynamic experiments, and advanced computational
technology to study characteristics of fluids and slurries
used in the natural gas industry's fracturing treatments.
This paper presents an overview of efforts underway to
advance and apply computational techniques to the Fracturing
Fluid Characterization Facility. These efforts include the
development of computer simulations for the fluid dynamics,
heat transfer in Newton and viscoelastic multiphase flows,
and the establishment of a high performance, data
communications network to link research and supercomputer
facilities, and the application of parallel processing to
speed up computationally intensive and time critical
problems.
