Multidimensional Modeling of Chemical Vapor Infiltration: Application to Isobaric CVI

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 357-367

  Ofori, John Y ^a   Sotirchos, Stratis V ^a  

^a University of Rochester   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSIFICATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INFILTRATION; MASS TRANSFER; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUMERICAL METHODS; POROUS MATERIALS; SILANES; SILICON CARBIDE; VAPORS;

CHEMICAL VAPOR INFILTRATION; DUSTY GAS MODEL; GALERKIN FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; METHYLTRICHLOROSILANE; MULTIDIMENSIONAL MODELING;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 0031078929     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie960487d     Document Type: Article

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