(a) (b)

(c) (d)
 6 17
(a) 5-ft sec-1_water (b)
5

Cuttings concentration (%)

6-ft sec-1_water
Pressure drop (psi ft-1)

13
4 7-ft sec-1_water
8-ft sec-1_water
3 9
9-ft sec-1_water
2
5
1

0 1
0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9
Diameter ratio (k = Di/Do) Diameter ratio (k = Di/Do)

6 17
k = 0.64_water (a) (b)
k = 0.70_water
Cuttings concentration (%)
5
Pressure drop (psi ft-1)

13
4 k = 0.80_water

k = 0.90_water
3 9

2
5
1

0 1
5 6 7 8 9 5 6 7 8 9
Fluid velocity (ft sec-1) Fluid velocity (ft sec-1)

6 21
(a) 5-ft sec-1_120 rpm (b)

5 6-ft sec-1_120 rpm

17
7-ft sec-1_120 rpm
Cuttings concentration (%)
Pressure drop (psi ft-1)

-1
4 8-ft sec _120 rpm
9-ft sec-1_120 rpm 13
3 -1
5-ft sec _80 rpm
6-ft sec-1_80 rpm 9
2 7-ft sec-1_80 rpm
8-ft sec-1_80 rpm
1 5
9-ft sec-1_80 rpm

0 1
0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9
Diameter ratio (k = Di/Do) Diameter ratio (k = Di/Do)
 6 17
(a) 5-ft sec-1_mud (b)

5 6-ft sec-1_mud
7-ft sec-1_mud

Cuttings concentration (%)

13
8-ft sec-1_mud
Pressure drop (psi ft-1)

4
9-ft sec-1_mud
3 5-ft sec-1_water 9
6-ft sec-1_water
2 7-ft sec-1_water
8-ft sec-1_water 5
1 9-ft sec-1_water

0 1
0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9
Diameter ratio (k = Di/Do) Diameter ratio (k = Di/Do)