Generalized non-local responses and higher harmonic retention in non-local polymerization driven diffusion model based simulations

摘要

Non-local and non-linear models of photopolymer materials, which include diffusion effects, have recently received much attention in the literature. The material response is described as non-local as it is assumed that monomers are polymerized to form polymer chains and that these chains grow away from a point of initiation. The non-locality is defined in terms of a spatial non-local material response function. The material model is non-linear as a general non-linear material response to the incident light is included. Typically the numerical method of solution has involved retaining only up to four harmonics of the Fourier series of monomer concentration in the calculations. In this paper a general set of coupled first-order differential equations is derived which allow the inclusion of a higher number of harmonics. The resulting effect on the convergence of the algorithm, as the number of harmonics retained is increased, is investigated. Special care is taken to note the effect of physical parameters, i.e. the non-local material variance or, the power-law degree k, and the rates of diffusion, D, and polymerization, F-0.