Massively-parallel molecular dynamics simulation of clathrate hydrates on blue gene platforms

Energies

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 3072-3081

  English, Niall J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Blue Gene; Hydrate; Molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY; GAS HYDRATES; GENES; HYDRATES; HYDRATION;

BLUE GENE; CLATHRATE HYDRATE; COMPUTATIONAL PERFORMANCE; EQUILIBRIUM MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MASSIVELY PARALLELS; METHANE HYDRATES; SIMPLE POINT CHARGE MODELS; SINGLE-PARTICLE MODEL;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 84880410045     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en6063072     Document Type: Article

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