Computational clarifications of experimental blend morphology transitions in immiscible polymer melts organized by Chaotic advection

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 193, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 765-781

  Joshi, Abhijit S ^a   Zumbrunnen, David A ^a  

^a Clemson University   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaotic advection; Coatings; Lattice Boltzmann method; Polymer blends

Indexed keywords

CHAOS THEORY; COATINGS; MORPHOLOGY; SOLUBILITY; THIN FILMS;

CHAOTIC ADVECTION; LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD;

POLYMER BLENDS;

CHAOS THEORY; COATINGS; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMER BLENDS; SOLUBILITY; THIN FILMS;

EID: 33645226924     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: 15635201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986440500354473     Document Type: Article

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