Direct determination of fluid phase equilibria by simulation in the gibbs ensemble: A review

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 1-23

  Panagiotopoulos, Athanassios Z ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

fluid phase equilibria; Gibbs ensemble; Monte Carlo; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927489296     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927029208048258     Document Type: Article

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