Nonlinear diffusion and phase separation

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1999-2018

  Nauman, E Bruce ^a   He, David Qiwei ^b  

^a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cahn Hilliard ripening; Diffusion; Landau Ginzburg; Morphology; Phase transitions; Polymer blends

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMPURITIES; MIXTURES; MORPHOLOGY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; POLYMERS; THERMAL DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS;

NONLINEAR DIFFUSION;

PHASE SEPARATION;

DIFFUSION; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMER; REVIEW; SEPARATION;

EID: 0035836506     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(01)00005-7     Document Type: Review

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