Project supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (Grant No.2012CB025903);the Foundation for Fundamental Research of Northwestern Polytechnical University,China (Grant No.JCY20130141);the Doctorate Foundation of Northwestern Polytechnical University,China (Grant No.cx201019);the Fund for Doctoral Students Newcomer Awards from the Ministry of Education of China
A modified phase-field model is proposed for simulating the isothermal crystallization of polymer melts. The model consists of a second-order phase-field equation and a heat conduction equation. It obtains its model p...