N-heptane droplet vaporization using molecular dynamics

Atomization and Sprays

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 581-593

  Petrilla, Brad A ^a   Trujillo, Mario F ^b   Micci, Michael M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Droplet vaporization; Lennard Jones potential; Molecular dynamics; N heptane; RATTLE algo rithm; Torsion potential

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; HEPTANE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULES; TORSIONAL STRESS; VAPORIZATION;

DROPLET VAPORIZATION; LENNARD-JONES POTENTIAL; N-HEPTANES; RATTLE ALGO-RITHM; TORSION POTENTIAL;

DROP FORMATION;

EID: 78650910638     PISSN: 10445110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/AtomizSpr.v20.i7.20     Document Type: Article

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