title: Thermodynamically guided nonequilibrium Monte Carlo method for generating realistic shear flows in polymeric systems.
abstract: A thermodynamically guided atomistic Monte Carlo methodology is presented for simulating systems beyond equilibrium by expanding the statistical ensemble to include a tensorial variable accounting for the overall structure of the system subjected to flow. For a given shear rate, the corresponding tensorial conjugate field is determined iteratively through independent nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations. Test simulations for the effect of flow on the conformation of a C50H102 polyethylene liquid show that the two methods (expanded Monte Carlo and nonequilibrium molecular dynamics) provide identical results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras and FORTH-ICE/HT, Patras, GR 26504, Greece.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baig
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Mavrantzas