The effect of a retarder on the early stages of the hydration of tricalcium silicate

Journal of Engineering Mathematics

Volumn 45, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 367-377

  Salhan, A ^a   Billingham, J ^a   King, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymptotics; Cement hydration; Mathematical chemistry; Modelling; Oil wells

Indexed keywords

HYDRATION; IONS; OIL WELLS; SLURRIES;

CHEMICAL RETARDERS;

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS;

OIL WELL;

EID: 0037388919     PISSN: 00220833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022647524742     Document Type: Article

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