Source Publication
Multiscale Modeling and Simulation
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-25-2009
Abstract
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of a Lennard–Jones fluid in an inhomogeneous external field generate steady-state profiles of density and pressure with nanoscopic heterogeneities. The continuum level of mass, momentum, and energy transport balances is capable of reproducing the MD profiles only when the equation of state for pressure as a function of density is extracted directly from the molecular level of description. We show that the density profile resulting from simulation is consistent with both a molecular-level theoretical prediction from statistical mechanics as well as the solution of the continuum-level set of differential equations describing the conservation of mass and momentum.
Recommended Citation
Keffer, David. (2009). "Self-Consistent Multiscale Modeling in the Presence of Inhomogeneous Fields" Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Publications and Other Works. http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_chembiopubs/85
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