Dynamics of individual molecules of linear polyethylene liquids under shear: Atomistic simulation and comparison with a free-draining bead-rod chain

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 283-310

  Kim, J M ^a   Edwards, B J ^a   Keffer, D J ^a   Khomami, B ^a  

^a University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS; BROWNIAN DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; CHAIN DYNAMICS; CHARACTERISTIC FREQUENCIES; CHARACTERISTIC TIME; CONTOUR LENGTHS; DILUTE SOLUTION; FREELY JOINTED CHAINS; GAUSSIAN BEHAVIOR; LINEAR POLYETHYLENE; NONEQUILIBRIUM MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; WEISSENBERG NUMBER;

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; LIQUIDS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULES; THERMOPLASTICS;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 77949711879     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.3314298     Document Type: Article

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