Molecular dynamics simulation on the dissociation process of methane hydrates

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1005-1016

  Ding, L Y ^a,b   Geng, C Y ^a,b   Zhao, Y H ^a   Wen, H ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Clathrate hydrate; Dissociation; Methane hydrate; Molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSOCIATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; METHANE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

CLATHRATE HYDRATE; LATTICE STRUCTURE; METHANE HYDRATES;

HYDRATES;

EID: 35648947461     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020701528524     Document Type: Article

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