Molecular dynamics based analysis of nucleation and surface energy of droplets in supersaturated vapors of methane and ethane

2008 Proceedings of the ASME Micro/Nanoscale Heat Transfer International Conference, MNHT 2008

Volumn PART A, Issue , 2008, Pages 185-186

  Vrabec, Jadran ^a   Horsch, Martin ^a   Hasse, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Molecular dynamics; Nucleation; Phase transition

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; NUCLEATION; PHASE TRANSITION; SUPERSATURATED VAPORS;

DROP FORMATION; DROPS; ETHANE; FLUID MECHANICS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING EQUIPMENT; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; METHANE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; RATE CONSTANTS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TENSION; THERMOANALYSIS; VAPORS;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 49449115456     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/MNHT2008-52199     Document Type: Conference Paper

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