Applications of DL_POLY to modelling of mesoscopic particulate systems

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 32, Issue 12-13, 2006, Pages 1113-1121

  Elliott, J A ^a   Benedict, M ^a   Dutt, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discrete element method; Dissipative particle dynamics; DL_POLY; Granular dynamics; Mesoscale simulation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

DISSIPATIVE PARTICLE DYNAMICS; GRANULAR DYNAMICS (GD); MESOSCALE SIMULATION; MOLECULAR SYSTEMS;

SOFTWARE PACKAGES;

EID: 34548384309     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020600978846     Document Type: Article

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