The Ludwig-Soret effect on the thermally induced phase separation process in polymer solutions: A computational study

Macromolecular Theory and Simulations

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 97-107

  Kukadiya, Sureshkumar B ^a   Chan, Philip K ^a   Mehrvar, Mehrab ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSERS (OPTICAL); PHASE MODULATION; POLYMER SOLUTIONS; POLYMERS; THERMAL DIFFUSION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

2D SIMULATIONS; BINARY POLYMER SOLUTIONS; CAHN-HILLIARD THEORIES; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; FLORY-HUGGINS THEORIES; INTERMEDIATE STAGES; LINEAR TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS; LUDWIG-SORET EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; NON-LINEAR; NONUNIFORM TEMPERATURE FIELDS; PHASE SEPARATION MECHANISMS; STRUCTURE FACTORS; THERMALLY INDUCED PHASE SEPARATIONS; TIME EVOLUTIONS; TRANSITION TIME;

PHASE SEPARATION;

EID: 61349186308     PISSN: 10221344     EISSN: 15213919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mats.200800074     Document Type: Article

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