Computational design of thermoset nanocomposite coatings: Methodological study on coating development and testing

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 753-771

  Xiao, Jie ^a   Huang, Yinlun ^a   Manke, Charles ^a  

^a Wayne State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational design; Curing; Microstructure; Nanocoating; Off lattice Monte Carlo simulation; Thermoset nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

COATING DESIGNS; COATING DEVELOPMENT; COATING INDUSTRY; COATING MICROSTRUCTURES; COATING PERFORMANCE; COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN; COMPUTATIONAL METHODOLOGY; DESIGN COMPLEXITY; DESIGN SOLUTIONS; DESIGN SPACES; LATTICE MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS; NANO-COATINGS; NANO-COMPOSITE COATING; OFF-LATTICE MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PROCESSING CONDITION; QUANTITATIVE CORRELATION; TECHNICAL CHALLENGES; THERMOSET MATERIALS;

COATINGS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURING; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NANOCOMPOSITES; THERMOSETS;

DESIGN;

EID: 71849119380     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.09.028     Document Type: Article

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