Aggregation model for the gelation of a sol starting from the processing conditions

Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids

Volumn 357, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2046-2053

  Campo, F A ^a   Murillo, J S Rivas ^a   Barbero, E J ^a  

^a West Virginia University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerogels; Computational model; Fractal structures; Gelation; Monte Carlo simulation

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION MODEL; APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS; BROWNIAN MOTION; CLUSTER FORMATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; CONNECTED STRUCTURES; DIFFERENT STRUCTURE; FRACTAL STRUCTURES; GELATION PROCESS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; PROBABILITY FUNCTIONS; PROCESSING CONDITION; RANDOM WALK; SILICA AEROGELS; STOCHASTIC AGGREGATION;

AEROGELS; AGGLOMERATION; BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; COAGULATION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTALS; GELATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SILICA; SILICA GEL; SOLS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EID: 79955466735     PISSN: 00223093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2011.02.025     Document Type: Article

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