A transfer-matrix method for analysis of multicomponent diffusion with any number of components

Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 566-571

  Ram Mohan, L R ^a   Dayananda, Mysore A ^b  

^a Quantum Semiconductor Algorithms Inc   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Modeling; Multicomponent diffusion; Transfer matrix

Indexed keywords

INTERDIFFUSION FLUXES; MULTICOMPONENT DIFFUSION; TRANSFER MATRIX;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; TERNARY SYSTEMS;

DIFFUSION;

EID: 33845739705     PISSN: 15477037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1361/154770306X153576     Document Type: Conference Paper

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