Tracing coexistence lines in multicomponent fluid mixtures by molecular simulation

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 110, Issue 24, 1999, Pages 11999-12010

  Escobedo, Fernando A ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

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EID: 0001638033     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.479137     Document Type: Article

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