Numerical simulation of polymeric foaming processes using modified nucleation theory

Plastics, Rubber and Composites

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 93-100

  Leung, S N ^a   Park, C B ^a   Li, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heterogeneous nucleation; Modified nucleation theory; Numerical simulation; Semiconical angle

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTACT ANGLE; FOAMS; ITERATIVE METHODS; NUCLEATION; SOLUTIONS;

HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATIONS; MODIFIED NUCLEATION THEORY; RANDOM SURFACE GEOMETRIES; SEMICONICAL ANGLE;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

EID: 33746903504     PISSN: 14658011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174328906X103079     Document Type: Article

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