Transient effects in oilfield cementing flows: Qualitative behaviour

European Journal of Applied Mathematics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 477-512

  Moyers Gonzalez M A ^a   Frigaard, I A ^b   Scherzer, O ^c   Tsai, T P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

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EID: 34547533452     PISSN: 09567925     EISSN: 14694425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0956792507007048     Document Type: Article

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