NEMD Simulations of Viscosity and Viscosity Index for Lubricant-Size Model Molecules

International Journal of Thermophysics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1441-1454

  Yang, Y ^a   Pakkanen, T A ^b   Rowley, R L ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Lubricants; Molecular dynamics; Nonequilibrium molecular dynamics; Viscosity; Viscosity index

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PARAFFINS; VISCOSITY;

ALIPHATIC CHAIN; NONEQUILIBRIUM MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; VISCOSITY INDEX; VISCOSITY PRESSURE COEFFICIENT;

SYNTHETIC LUBRICANTS;

EID: 1942442139     PISSN: 0195928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020777514585     Document Type: Article

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