Short range united atom potentials for alkanes: Decane and nonane

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 77-82

  Supple, S ^a   Quirke, N ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA;

ATOM POTENTIALS; PHASE BEHAVIOUR; VAPOR-LIQUID PHASE EQUILIBRIA;

PARAFFINS;

EID: 0037824795     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0892702031000065755     Document Type: Article

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