Desorption overshoot in polymer-penetrant systems: Asymptotic and computational results

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 98-115

  Edwards, David A ^a   Cairncross, Richard A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptotic expansions; Desorption; Finite element method; Moving boundary value problems; Perturbation methods; Polymer penetrant systems

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; DESORPTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GLASS TRANSITION; GREEN'S FUNCTION; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; POLYMERS; VISCOELASTICITY;

ASYMPTOTIC EXPANSIONS; DESORPTION OVERSHOOT; FICKIAN DIFFUSION EQUATION; MOVING BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; POLYMER PENETRANT SYSTEM;

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY;

EID: 0036706212     PISSN: 00361399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036139901390428     Document Type: Article

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