Virtual Kinetics of Materials Laboratory : Spinodal Decomposition 3D applies the classic Cahn-Hilliard equation to simulate the time-dependent segregation of two chemical components in three dimensions. Default values are physical but arbitrary. The presented model is based on the phase field method (see cited literature below). NOTE: The present release does not display results in real time. GIF animation is not enabled.

See other VKML modules here:

VKML : Dendritic Growth

VKML : Polycrystalline Growth and Coarsening

VKML : Spinodal Decomposition

VKML : Spinodal Decomposition 3D

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Written in Python www.python.org

Michael Waters
And
R. Edwin García

Cahn J.W. On spinodal decomposition. Acta Metall 1961;9: 795–801.

Cahn JW, Hilliard JE. Free energy of a nonuniform system. I. Interfacial free energy. J Chem Phys 1958;28:258–67.

Cahn JW. Free energy of a nonuniform system. II. Thermodynamic basis. J Chem Phys 1959;30:1121–4.

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

• Michael Waters; R. Edwin Garci­a; Alex Bartol (2008), "Virtual Kinetics of Materials Laboratory: Spinodal Decomposition 3D," https://nanohub.org/resources/vkmlsd3d. (DOI: 10.4231/D3SQ8QH3D).

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1. 3D Spinodal Decomposition
2. computational materials
3. computational science/engineering
4. Microstructural Evolution