[HTML][HTML] Classical and reactive molecular dynamics: Principles and applications in combustion and energy systems

Q Mao, M Feng, XZ Jiang, Y Ren, KH Luo… - Progress in Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Molecular dynamics (MD) has evolved into a ubiquitous, versatile and powerful
computational method for fundamental research in science branches such as biology …

[HTML][HTML] Insights into the thermal stability and conversion of carbon-based materials by using ReaxFF reactive force field: Recent advances and future directions

S AlAreeqi, D Bahamon, K Polychronopoulou, LF Vega - Carbon, 2022 - Elsevier
Molecular simulations based on reactive force-fields (ReaxFF) have been applied as a
powerful tool for exploring the dynamics evolution of complex carbonaceous materials. A …

ReaxFF molecular dynamics simulations of thermal reactivity of various fuels in pyrolysis and combustion

X Li, M Zheng, C Ren, L Guo - Energy & Fuels, 2021 - ACS Publications
The methodology development and applications of ReaxFF molecular dynamics (ReaxFF
MD) in unraveling the complex reactions and kinetics for pyrolysis and oxidation of organic …

Atomistic scale analysis of the carbonization process for C/H/O/N-based polymers with the ReaxFF reactive force field

M Kowalik, C Ashraf, B Damirchi… - The Journal of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
During the carbonization process of raw polymer precursors, graphitic structures can evolve.
The presence of these graphitic structures affects mechanical properties of the carbonized …

ReaxFF molecular dynamics study on pyrolysis of bicyclic compounds for aviation fuel

A Lele, H Kwon, K Ganeshan, Y Xuan, ACT van Duin - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, we investigate the initial fuel pyrolysis of four bicyclic compounds, which are
potential alternative jet fuels, using ReaxFF force field based molecular dynamics (MD) …

Multi-scale modeling of gas-phase reactions in metal-organic chemical vapor deposition growth of WSe2

Y Xuan, A Jain, S Zafar, R Lotfi, N Nayir, Y Wang… - Journal of Crystal …, 2019 - Elsevier
We present a multi-scale computational approach to model the gas-phase chemical kinetics
for Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) of WSe 2 using W (CO) 6 and H 2 …

Predicting cost-effective carbon fiber precursors: Unraveling the functionalities of oxygen and nitrogen-containing groups during carbonization from ReaxFF …

Q Mao, S Rajabpour, M Kowalik, ACT van Duin - Carbon, 2020 - Elsevier
Blends of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and poly (p-phenylene-2, 6-benzobisoxazole)(PBO) as
precursors may offer an opportunity to reduce the cost of carbon fiber (CF) production. The …

Assessing pyrolysis behavior of silicon-containing arylacetylene resin via experiments and ReaxFF MD simulations

F Zheng, K Wan, F Huang, B Niu, Y Shi, D Wei… - Journal of Analytical and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Silicon-containing arylacetylene resin (PSA), a thermosetting organic-inorganic hybrid resin
of high heat-resistance performs well in ablation process, whereas its pyrolysis behavior …

Simulation methods of cotton pyrolysis based on ReaxFF and the influence of volatile removal ratio on volatile evolution and char formation

A Batuer, D Chen, X He, Z Huang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
To understand the influence of volatile removal ratio from the system on pyrolysis
characteristics of cotton, a simulation model was proposed by performing both non …

Overall mechanism of JP-10 pyrolysis unraveled by large-scale reactive molecular dynamics simulation

H Liu, J Liang, R He, X Li, M Zheng, C Ren, G An… - Combustion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper reports the overall reaction mechanism of JP-10 pyrolysis obtained in large-scale
reactive molecular dynamics simulations employing the force field of ReaxFF CHO-2008 …