Molecular dynamics simulation for surface melting and self-preservation effect of methane hydrate

Science in China, Series B: Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 651-660

  Ding, Liying ^a,b   Geng, Chunyu ^a,b   Zhao, Yuehong ^a   He, Xianfeng ^a   Wen, Hao ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Gas hydrate; Molecular dynamics; Self preservation effect; Surface melting

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; FOOD PRESERVATION; GASES; HEALTH; HYDRATION; LIQUID METHANE; LIQUID PHASE EPITAXY; LIQUIDS; MECHANICS; MELTING; MELTING POINT; METAL MELTING; METHANE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULES; MULTITASKING; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; POWDERS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SILICON; SURFACE STRUCTURE; SURFACES;

(1 1 1) ORIENTATION; DENSITY DISTRIBUTIONS; DIFFUSION OF WATER; DYNAMIC PROPERTIES; GAS PHASE; HYDRATE PHASE; MELTING PROCESSES; METHANE HYDRATE (MH); METHANE MOLECULES; MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS (MD) SIMULATIONS; NVT MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; QUASI LIQUID LAYERS; SIMULATION RESULTS; SPRINGER (CO); SURFACE MELTING; WATER MOLECULES;

PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 45749107850     PISSN: 10069291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-008-0016-5     Document Type: Article

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