Abstract
The shear viscosity of a fully-flexible model for n-decane is calculated via equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations at the state point T=480 K and ρ=0.6136 g/cm3. A reversible multiple-time step approach is used in conjunction with Nosé-Hoover chain dynamics to generate data in the canonical (NVT) ensemble. For comparison the shear viscosity is also computed in the standard microcanonical NVE ensemble. A model that accurately reproduces the experimental vapor-liquid coexistence curve is shown to yield excellent results for the shear viscosity at the state point under study.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3376-3380 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | The Journal of chemical physics |
Volume | 102 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1995 |