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Multiple insights call for revision of modern thermodynamic models to account for structural fluctuations in water

Evangelos Tsochantaris1, Aswin V Muthachikavil1, Baoliang Peng2

  • 1Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Center for Energy Resources Engineering Technical University of Denmark Lyngby Denmark.

Aiche Journal. American Institute of Chemical Engineers
|January 2, 2023
PubMed

Keywords:
SAFTmolecular simulationsstructural fluctuationsthermodynamic modelswater

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