Comparison of rheological properties of short-chain perfluoropolyethers through simulation and experiment

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 33, Issue 9-10, 2007, Pages 871-878

  Jiang, B ^a   Crawford, N J ^b   Keffer, D J ^a   Edwards, B J ^a   Adcock, J L ^b  

^a University of Tennessee   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Interaction potential; Lubrication; Nonequilibrium molecular dynamics; Perfluoropolyethers; PFPE; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LUBRICATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT;

INTERACTION POTENTIAL; NONEQUILIBRIUM MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PERFLUOROPOLYETHERS;

FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS;

EID: 34548299520     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020701275035     Document Type: Conference Paper

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