Two-dimensional and three-dimensional simulation of diffusion in nanocomposite with arbitrarily oriented lamellae

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 442, Issue , 2013, Pages 238-244

  Greco, A ^a   Maffezzoli, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Nanocomposite; Orientation; Simulation

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE ORIENTATION; COEFFICIENT OF DIFFUSION; DIFFUSING PARTICLES; FILLER VOLUME FRACTION; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; RANDOM DISTRIBUTION; SIMULATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL SIMULATIONS;

ASPECT RATIO; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; DIFFUSION; FILLERS; NANOCOMPOSITES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VOLUME FRACTION;

THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

NANOCOMPOSITE;

ARTICLE; CELL SURFACE; DIFFUSION; LAMELLAR BODY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SIMULATION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 84878401961     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.04.038     Document Type: Article

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