Spinodal decomposition of asymmetric binary fluids in a micro-Couette geometry simulated with molecular dynamics

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 129, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Thakre, Amol K ^a   Den Otter, W K ^a   Padding, J T ^a   Briels, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MECHANISMS; MIXTURES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHASE INTERFACES; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYMERS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; RATE CONSTANTS; SEPARATION; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SOLVENTS;

ANGULAR-VELOCITY; BINARY FLUIDS; COUETTE CELL; COUETTE GEOMETRY; CYLINDRICAL SHELLS; DISSIPATION MECHANISMS; HIGH SHEAR; INTERFACIAL TENSION; MECHANICAL POWERS; PARTIAL SLIP; PHASE-SEPARATION PROCESS; POLYMER LAYERS; POLYMER SOLVENTS; ROTATING WALL; SIMULATION RESULTS; SOLVENT LAYERS; SPINODAL; STATIONARY STATES; STEADY STATES;

SPINODAL DECOMPOSITION;

POLYMER; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; KINETICS; LIQUID CRYSTAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; KINETICS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; POLYMERS; SOLVENTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 50249090124     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2965881     Document Type: Article

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