Molecular dynamics simulation of an evaporating sodium droplet

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 66-74

  Bhansali, Anil P ^a   Bayazitoglu, Yildiz ^a   Maruyama, Shigeo ^b  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Droplet; Evaporation; Molecular; Phase change; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0342732579     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-3159(99)80017-8     Document Type: Article

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