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A Numerical Model of Bubbling Thermoplastics

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Bubble Nucleation<br />

• Homogeneous vs. heterogeneous nucleation<br />

(Thermal fluctuations) (Impurities)<br />

• Arrhenius function for nucleation rate J<br />

= MB exp( − ∆F<br />

k T )<br />

• Elasticity<br />

J cr / B<br />

• Gas diffusivity through melt<br />

• Rate easily varies by 9+ orders <strong>of</strong> magnitude!

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