Nucleation of gas hydrates within constant energy systems

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1403-1410

  Liang, Shuai ^a,b   Kusalik, Peter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Quantum Theory Project Department of Chemistry University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXCITONS; HYDRATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NUCLEATION; POWER QUALITY;

AMORPHOUS STRUCTURES; CLASSICAL MODEL; CONSTANT ENERGY; CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; CRYSTALLINE ORDER; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; HYDRATE FORMATION; HYDRATE NUCLEATION; HYDRATE STRUCTURES; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; NUCLEATION PROCESS; SIMULATION STUDIES; TWO-STEP NUCLEATION;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 84873445407     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp308395x     Document Type: Article

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