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  • Thermodynamics
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Atmospheric Science

Background:

  • Condensation and cavitation are critical phenomena in various scientific and industrial applications.
  • Understanding nucleation mechanisms in water is essential for predicting its behavior in different environments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate and compare condensation and cavitation nucleation in water using molecular dynamics simulations.
  • To determine interfacial free energies across a range of supersaturation using multiple simulation methods.
  • To validate Classical Nucleation Theory for small nuclei and explore temperature-dependent differences in nucleation behavior.

Main Methods:

  • Molecular dynamics simulations were employed to study water nucleation at 450 K and 550 K.
  • Interfacial free energies were calculated using direct coexistence, seeding, and spontaneous nucleation simulations.
  • Cavitation data was incorporated from a previous study for comparative analysis.

Main Results:

  • Classical Nucleation Theory is valid even for nuclei as small as two molecular diameters.
  • Condensation rates increase significantly with temperature due to lower interfacial free energy.
  • Interfacial free energy trends differ between condensation (nearly constant to slightly increasing) and cavitation (decreasing) with nucleus size.

Conclusions:

  • Water nucleation mechanisms, specifically condensation and cavitation, are distinct and temperature-dependent.
  • Interfacial free energy and kinetic pre-factors play crucial roles in governing nucleation rates.
  • Molecular structure at the interface shows temperature and curvature dependence, but no direct link to interfacial free energy was found.