Spacer

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Key Takeaways

A spacer can refer to something used to separate two parts in an assembly.
The spacer is made up with specific fluid attributes, such as viscosity and density that are designed to prohibit the interaction between the mud and cement slurry.

A spacer can refer to something used to separate two parts in an assembly.

Spacer can also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Spacer (album), a 2011 album by Jason Adasiewicz
"Spacer", a song by Sheila and B. Devotion from the 1980 album King of the World
"Spacer", a 1938 short story by Sydor Rey
Spacers, a fictional sociocultural group in Isaac Asimov's Robot series of novels and short stories

Science and technology

Biology and medicine

Asthma spacer, medical equipment
Orthodontic spacer
Spacer DNA, in genetics
Spacer in joint replacement

Other uses in science and technology

Spacer, an element in HTML web design
Spacers and standoffs, unthreaded pieces of rigid tubing, often used in electronic equipment
Rebar spacer, in concrete construction

Oil and gas industry

Spacer, a viscous fluid used to remove drilling fluids ahead of cement slurry. The spacer is made up with specific fluid attributes, such as viscosity and density that are designed to prohibit the interaction between the mud and cement slurry.