Fluid-Fluid Phase Separation by Molecular Dynamics

Abstract

Miscibility of several binary fluid systems, placed in an external gravitational field, has been studied by Molecular Dynamics calculation. The results show inmiscibility and phase separation to appear as a consequence of differences in the Lennard-Jones energy parameter of molecular interaction. Two situations are primarily considered: The case of a big difference in the energy parameters of pure components and the case of a weak interaction between unlike molecules.