Mathematical modelling and simulation of polymer crystallization processes

✍ Scribed by Alessandra Micheletti

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 707 KB
• Volume: 47
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0362-546X
• DOI: 10.1016/s0362-546x(01)00308-x

✦ Synopsis

Abstract. Polymer crystallization may be modelled by a stochastic birth-andgrowth process, with temperature dependent parameters. The temperature field is itself stochastic, because of the relcase of latent heat, due to the phase change. A mathematical model which couples the evolution of crystal growth with the temperature field is here described. The final result is a stochastic system of PDE's, which has been numerically simulated. Results of numerical simulations for a test case arc reported and discussed.