The entropy change that occurs upon mixing two fluids has remained an intriguing topic since the dawn of statistical mechanics. In this work, we generalize the grand-isobaric ensemble to mixtures and develop a Monte Carlo algorithm for the rapid determination of entropy in these systems. A key advantage of adiabatic ensembles is the direct connection they provide with entropy. Here, we show how the entropy of a binary mixture A–B can be readily obtained in the adiabatic grand-isobaric (μA, μB, P, R) ensemble, in which μA and μB denote the chemical potential of components A and B, respectively, P is the pressure, and R is the heat (Ray) function, that corresponds to the total energy of the system. This, in turn, allows for the evaluation of the entropy of mixing and the Gibbs free energy of mixing. We also demonstrate that our approach performs very well both on systems modeled with simple potentials and with complex many-body force fields. Finally, this approach provides a direct route to the determination of the thermodynamic properties of mixing and allows for the efficient detection of departures from ideal behavior in mixtures.
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28 February 2022
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February 23 2022
Entropy determination for mixtures in the adiabatic grand-isobaric ensemble
Caroline Desgranges
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Caroline Desgranges
1
MetaSimulation of Nonequilibrium Processes (MSNEP), Tech Accelerator, University of North Dakota
, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58202, USA
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Jerome Delhommelle
Jerome Delhommelle
a)
1
MetaSimulation of Nonequilibrium Processes (MSNEP), Tech Accelerator, University of North Dakota
, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58202, USA
2
Department of Chemistry, University of North Dakota
, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58202, USA
3
Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Dakota
, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58202, USA
4
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of North Dakota
, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58202, USA
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J. Chem. Phys. 156, 084113 (2022)
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Received:
December 26 2021
Accepted:
February 03 2022
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Caroline Desgranges, Jerome Delhommelle; Entropy determination for mixtures in the adiabatic grand-isobaric ensemble. J. Chem. Phys. 28 February 2022; 156 (8): 084113. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0083458
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