Simulations of the mobile phase of polyethylene

Polymer

Volumn 46, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 11035-11050

  Phillips, T L ^a   Hanna, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; n Alkanes; Polyethylene

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PARAFFINS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

AMBIENT PRESSURE; CHAIN CONFORMATION; N-ALKANES; TRANSLATIONAL DYNAMICS;

POLYETHYLENES;

POLYETHYLENE;

EID: 27444436574     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2005.09.019     Document Type: Article

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