Temperature-quench molecular dynamics simulations for fluid phase equilibria

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-43

  Martinez Veracoechea F ^a   Muller, E A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eicosane; Fluid phase equilibria; Lennard Jones; Vapor liquid equilibrium; Vapor liquid liquid equilibria

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; QUENCHING; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EICOSANE; FLUID PHASE EQUILIBRIA; LENNARD-JONES; VAPOR-LIQUID EQUILIBRIUM; VAPOR-LIQUID-LIQUID EQUILIBRIA;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 11844277047     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020412331298991     Document Type: Article

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