A New Mathematical Method for Solving Cuttings Transport Problem of Horizontal Wells: Ant Colony Algorithm

Table 3

The values of all the variables at flow rate 0.014 m³/s.

Flow rates, m^3/s	Suspension layer velocity, m/s	Cuttings bed height, m	Pressure loss per unit length, Pa/m	Cuttings concentration in suspension layer	Velocity of cuttings bed, m/s
0.014	1.3303	0.007	756.23	0.0025	0