Change in the critical nucleation radius and its impact on cell stability during polymeric foaming processes

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 64, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 4899-4907

  Leung, Siu N ^a   Wong, Anson ^a   Guo, Qingping ^a   Park, Chul B ^a   Zong, Jin H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b YANBIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bubble growth and collapse; Diffusion; Polymer foam; Simulation; Stability; Visualization

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE GROWTH AND COLLAPSE; BUBBLE SIZE; CELL STABILITY; CHEMICAL BLOWING AGENTS; CLASSICAL NUCLEATION THEORY; CRITICAL NUCLEATION; CRITICAL RADIUS; DISSOLVED GAS CONCENTRATIONS; FOAMING PROCESS; INITIAL STATE; MICROCELLULAR; NUCLEATED BUBBLE; POLYMER FOAMS; POLYMERIC FOAMING; SIMULATION; SIMULATION STABILITY; STATE VARIABLES; SYSTEM PRESSURE; SYSTEM TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMIC STATE;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BLOWING AGENTS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DISSOLUTION; FOAMED PLASTICS; NUCLEATION; POLYMERS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VISUALIZATION;

SYSTEM STABILITY;

EID: 72049103663     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.07.025     Document Type: Article

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