A new model for capillary rise in nano-channels offers insights into fracking
Tuesday, March 21, 2017 - 11:01
in Physics & Chemistry
In the last decades, hydraulic fracturing or "fracking," a method of oil and gas extraction, has revolutionized the global energy industry. It involves fracturing rock with a pressurized liquid or "fracking fluid" (water containing sand suspended with the aid of thickening agents) to draw out small oil and gas deposits trapped in stone formations.