Bubble size distributions in freely expanded polymer foams

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 635-644

  Shafi, M A ^a,b   Joshi, K ^a,c   Flumerfelt, R W ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^c Stone & Webster Engineering Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

bubble growth; bubble size distribution; expanding influence volume; Nucleation; polymer foaming

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; FOAMED PLASTICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; EXPANDING INFLUENCE VOLUME APPROACH; GALERKIN METHOD; POLYMER FOAMING;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

EID: 0031081596     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(96)00433-2     Document Type: Article

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