Modelling transient heat conduction in solids at multiple length and time scales: A coupled non-equilibrium molecular dynamics/continuum approach

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 228, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 7412-7425

  Jolley, Kenny ^a   Gill, Simon P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atomistic continuum coupling; Boundary conditions; Heat transfer; Molecular dynamics; Multiscale modelling

Indexed keywords

HEAT CONDUCTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; THERMOSTATS;

ATOMISTIC/CONTINUUM COUPLINGS; DYNAMICS SIMULATION; EQUILIBRIUM MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; LENGTH SCALE; MULTISCALE MODELING; NON EQUILIBRIUM; SIMPLE++; THERMAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; TIME-SCALES; TRANSIENT HEAT CONDUCTION;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS;

EID: 68549101502     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2009.06.035     Document Type: Article

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