Model for the free-volume distributions of equilibrium fluids.
We introduce and test via molecular simulation a simple model for predicting the manner in which interparticle interactions and thermodynamic conditions impact the single-particle free-volume distributions of equilibrium fluids. The model suggests a scaling relationship for the density-dependent behavior of the hard-sphere system. It also predicts how the second virial coefficients of fluids with short-range attractions affect their free-volume distributions.
Krekelberg
William P
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Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA. krekel@che.utexas.edu
Ganesan
Venkat
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Truskett
Thomas M
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