Abstract Settling velocity or depositional is considered a key parameter to account for in the drilling technology of oil and gas wells as well hydrocarbon processing since an accurate estimation this allows transport cuttings efficiently, avoids non-productive time, helps avoid costly problems. Understanding settling fluid with high salinity will help better separation natural streams faciliti...

The sedimentation characteristics of quartz particles affect their separation and settling dehydration processes. Particle morphology determines the equilibrium velocity. In this paper, a single particle is characterized by employing experimental CFD-DEM approaches. SEM served to examine measuring 30–500 μm, they exhibited flaky–blocky morphologies with an average long–middle axis ratio 1.6. Co...