Analysis of parabolic problems on partitioned domains with nonlinear conditions at the interface. Application to mass transfer through semi-permeable membranes

Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 479-501

  Calabrò, Francesco ^a   Zunino, Paolo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Existence and uniqueness; Mass transfer processes; Nonlinear interface conditions; Numerical simulations; Parabolic problems

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645959526     PISSN: 02182025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218202506001236     Document Type: Article

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