Molecular Simulation/Transport properties

Viscosity The viscosity of a liquid is defined by the drag force experienced by a moving plate separated from a stationary plate by a layer of the liquid. u is the speed of the moving plate. h is distance by which the two plates are separated. A is the surface area of the moving plate. can be calculated from a molecular dynamics simulation using the Green–Kubo relation, Pxy is the xy component of the pressure tensor. The xz or yx off-diagonal components can be used instead. Thermal Conductivity The thermal conductivity of a liquid is defined by the rate of heat transfer between an upper and lower plate at different temperatures (T1 and T2). The Green-Kubo relation for thermal conductivity relates lambda to the autocorrelation function of the heat current, See Also Wikipedia:Viscosity Wikipedia:Green%E2%80%93Kubo_relations