Gradient theory of nucleation in polar fluids

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 82, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 481-488

  Obeidat, Abdalla ^a   Wilemski, Gerald ^a  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Gradient theory; Methanol; Unary nucleation; Water

Indexed keywords

EQUATIONS OF STATE; ETHANOL; GRADIENT METHODS; METHANOL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SUPERSATURATION; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER;

CLASSICAL NUCLEATION THEORY; CUBIC PERTURBED HARD BODY; POLAR FLUIDS; UNARY NUCLEATION;

NUCLEATION;

EQUATION OF STATE; ETHANOL; METHANOL; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NUCLEATION; SUPERSATURATION; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 33751171572     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2006.02.005     Document Type: Article

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