Evaporation and coarsening dynamics with open boundaries

Authors
Lacasta, AM Sagues, F Sancho, JM Sokolov, IM
Citation
Am. Lacasta et al., Evaporation and coarsening dynamics with open boundaries, PHYS REV E, 59(1), 1999, pp. 189-193
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW E
ISSN journal
1063651X → ACNP
Volume
59
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Part
A
Pages
189 - 193
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-651X(199901)59:1<189:EACDWO>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
We present a study of the evaporation dynamics of a substance undergoing a coarsening process. The system is modeled by the Cahn-Hilliard equation wit h absorbing boundaries. We have found that the dynamics, although of a diff usive nature, is much slower than the usual one without coarsening; Analyti cal and simulation results are in reasonable agreement. [S1063-651X(99)0570 1-3].