Gibbs ensemble Monte Carlo simulations of binary vapour-liquid-liquid equilibrium: Application to n-hexane-water and ethane-ethanol systems

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 758-762

  Moodley, Suren ^a   Johansson, Erik ^a   Bolton, Kim ^b   Ramjugernath, Deresh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gibbs ensemble; Monte Carlo; phase equilibria

Indexed keywords

ETHANOL MIXTURES; ETHANOL SYSTEMS; FLUID SYSTEMS; GIBBS ENSEMBLE; GIBBS ENSEMBLE MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS; ISOBARIC-ISOTHERMAL; LIQUID LIQUID EQUILIBRIUM; MONTE CARLO; N-HEXANE; THREE PHASE SYSTEM;

BINARY MIXTURES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ETHANE; ETHANOL; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; HEXANE; LIQUIDS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

PHASE EQUILIBRIA;

EID: 77958172542     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927021003752820     Document Type: Article

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