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Coarse-Grained Modeling Studies Of Polymeric And Granular Systems, Hong Trung Nguyen
Coarse-Grained Modeling Studies Of Polymeric And Granular Systems, Hong Trung Nguyen
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This Dissertation is devoted to computational study of the solidification, dynamics and mechanics of model semiflexible polymers with variable chain flexibility as well as a computational investigation of the clogging phenomena observed in granular materials.
Chain stiffness is an intrinsic factor that governs single-chain flexibility. It plays a critical role in the physics of polymeric materials. In this work, we employ a coarse-grained polymer model in which chain stiffness can be tuned by a single parameter (bending stiffness kb) that yields chain shape ranging from coil-like to rod-like in the flexible and very stiff limit respectively. In chapter 2, we …