Using the Cahn–Hilliard Theory in Metastable Binary Solutions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Model Development
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Anisotropic Quenching
3.2. Double Quenching
3.2.1. Narrow Metastable Region
3.2.2. Wide Metastable Region
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Chicago/Turabian StyleTran Duc, Viet-Nhien, and Philip K. Chan. 2019. "Using the Cahn–Hilliard Theory in Metastable Binary Solutions" ChemEngineering 3, no. 3: 75. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemengineering3030075