A proppant viscometer measures resistance to solids settling in prop-pant-rich frac fluids. A patented viscometer, known as the Mimic proppant transport measurement system (PTMS), was designed to work within a conventional Fann Model 30-type viscometer using the Fann 50 viscometer drive mechanism and measurement capabilities. The PTMS has been used to measure typical fracturing fluids containing realistic concentrations of proppants, under conditions representative of actual fracturing treatments. The measurements show regions of elastic transport typical of vis-coelastic fracturing fluids where proppant is transported efficiently, usually followed by regions of purely viscous transport where proppant slowly settles.
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机译：支撑剂粘度计可测量对富含支撑剂压裂液中固体沉降的抵抗力。使用Fann 50粘度计的驱动机构和测量功能，设计了一种专利的粘度计，称为模拟支撑剂传输测量系统（PTMS），可以在常规的Fann Model 30型粘度计中使用。在代表实际压裂处理的条件下，PTMS已用于测量含有实际浓度的支撑剂的典型压裂液。测量结果显示了在粘弹性压裂液中典型的弹性输送区域，其中支撑剂被有效地输送，通常是纯粘性输送区域中的支撑剂缓慢沉降。
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