Kinetic monte carlo-molecular dynamics approach to model soot inception

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 176, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 991-1005

  Violi, Angela ^a   Sarofim, Adel F ^a   Voth, Gregory A ^b  

^a University of Utah   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Kinetic Monte Carlo; Molecular Dynamics; Soot inception

Indexed keywords

CARBONACEOUS ADSORBENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FREE RADICALS; KINETIC THEORY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SAMPLING; SOOT;

INTRAMOLECULAR PROCESS; KINETIC MONTE CARLO; PRECURSOR; SOOT INCEPTION;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 2342503732     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200490428594     Document Type: Conference Paper

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