ISSN:
1572-9567
Keywords:
adsorption
;
capillary condensation
;
pores
;
size effects
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract The behavior of a simple model of a fluid confined to a single, infinitely long cylindrical pore is investigated by means of both a grand canonical Monte Carlo computer simulation and a mean-field theory. The theory is used to calculate the density profile of the fluid, as well as the grand potential of the system. The effect of the (size of the) pore radius as well as the temperature and pressure on the phase behavior of the fluid is studied in some detail, and the results are compared to those produced by related work in this field. The preliminary results from the simulation indicate that, in pores whose radii are a few molecular diameters in size, the fluid molecules tend to pack in cylindrically concentric shells about the axis of the pore.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00500331
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