Nonequilibrium Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Steady-State Heat and Mass Transport in Condensation. II. Transfer Coefficients.

We present coefficients for transfer of heat and mass across the liquid-vapor interface of a one-component fluid. The coefficients are defined for the Gibbs surface from nonequilibrium thermodynamics and determined by nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations. The main conductivity coefficients are found to become large near the critical point, consistent with the disappearance of the surface in this limit. The resistivities of transfer found by molecular dynamics simulations are compared to the values predicted by kinetic theory. The main resistivity to heat transfer is found to agree from the triple point to about halfway to the critical point. The resistivity to mass transfer was used to determine the condensation coefficient, which was found to be practically constant with a value of about 0.82. The resistivity coupling coefficient predicted by simulations also agrees with values predicted by kinetic theory from the triple point until about halfway to the critical point. Copyright 2001 Academic Press.