Numerical simulations of convection induced by Korteweg stresses in miscible polymer-monomer systems

Microgravity Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 8-12

  Bessonov, Nick ^a   Volpert, Vitaly A ^a   Pojman, John A ^b   Zoltowski, Brian D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b University of Southern Mississippi   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOW OF FLUIDS; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; MONOMERS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; SOLUBILITY; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

IMMISCIBLE FLUIDS; KORTEWEG STRESSES; MICROGRAVITY; TRANSITION ZONE;

STRESSES;

EID: 23944515708     PISSN: 09380108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02870969     Document Type: Conference Paper

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