Identification of crystallization kinetics parameters by genetic algorithm in non-isothermal conditions

Engineering Computations (Swansea, Wales)

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 486-513

  Smirnova, J ^a   Silva, L ^a   Monasse, B ^a   Haudin, J M ^a   Chenot, J L ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Chemical kinetics; Crystallization; Optimization techniques; Polymers

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INVERSE KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; VOLUME FRACTION;

NON-ISOTHERMAL CONDITIONS; SPHERULITES;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

EID: 34547338301     PISSN: 02644401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02644400710755889     Document Type: Article

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