Re: [gmx-users] Surface tension readings in NVT vs NPT simulations

2011-03-12 Thread David van der Spoel
On 2011-03-12 17.36, Denny Frost wrote: It won't take zero with the berendsen thermostat, but I only wish to do weak coupling for now. Yes, I only specified the two values for semiisotropic. What I'm asking is will this setup only do z-pressure coupling? http://manual.gromacs.org/current/onli

Re: [gmx-users] Surface tension readings in NVT vs NPT simulations

2011-03-12 Thread Denny Frost
It won't take zero with the berendsen thermostat, but I only wish to do weak coupling for now. Yes, I only specified the two values for semiisotropic. What I'm asking is will this setup only do z-pressure coupling? On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 9:32 AM, David van der Spoel wrote: > On 2011-03-12 17.28

Re: [gmx-users] Surface tension readings in NVT vs NPT simulations

2011-03-12 Thread David van der Spoel
On 2011-03-12 17.28, Denny Frost wrote: No, it requires six, acutally, for aniisotropic coupling. I decided to use semi-isotropic coupling with the xy compressibilities set to 4.5e-15 (it won't accept 0). This should keep the walls parallel to the z axis from moving and accomplish the same thin

Re: [gmx-users] Surface tension readings in NVT vs NPT simulations

2011-03-12 Thread Denny Frost
No, it requires six, acutally, for aniisotropic coupling. I decided to use semi-isotropic coupling with the xy compressibilities set to 4.5e-15 (it won't accept 0). This should keep the walls parallel to the z axis from moving and accomplish the same thing. Does this sound right? On Sat, Mar 12

Re: [gmx-users] Surface tension readings in NVT vs NPT simulations

2011-03-12 Thread David van der Spoel
On 2011-03-12 17.17, Denny Frost wrote: Thanks for answering that question about dispersion, that makes sense. Also, The values I currently get with NPT are around 58 mN/m, while the average values I get for NVT are around 16 mN/m, but with a variance of nearly 100% of that value. I'm beginning

Re: [gmx-users] Surface tension readings in NVT vs NPT simulations

2011-03-12 Thread Denny Frost
Thanks for answering that question about dispersion, that makes sense. Also, The values I currently get with NPT are around 58 mN/m, while the average values I get for NVT are around 16 mN/m, but with a variance of nearly 100% of that value. I'm beginning to see why you only do pressure coupling i

Re: [gmx-users] Surface tension readings in NVT vs NPT simulations

2011-03-12 Thread David van der Spoel
On 2011-03-12 16.59, Denny Frost wrote: Is that using anisotropic pressure coupling? yes. just try it On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 8:55 AM, David van der Spoel mailto:sp...@xray.bmc.uu.se>> wrote: On 2011-03-12 16.45, Denny Frost wrote: I have run NPT simulations using isotropic and

Re: [gmx-users] Surface tension readings in NVT vs NPT simulations

2011-03-12 Thread Denny Frost
Is that using anisotropic pressure coupling? On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 8:55 AM, David van der Spoel wrote: > On 2011-03-12 16.45, Denny Frost wrote: > >> I have run NPT simulations using isotropic and semiisotropic coupling >> with the same results. I have never done coupling in just one direction

Re: [gmx-users] Surface tension readings in NVT vs NPT simulations

2011-03-12 Thread David van der Spoel
On 2011-03-12 16.45, Denny Frost wrote: I have run NPT simulations using isotropic and semiisotropic coupling with the same results. I have never done coupling in just one direction though, how do you do this?. I have never used Dispersion corrections. It seems to me that this would help, rathe

Re: [gmx-users] Surface tension readings in NVT vs NPT simulations

2011-03-12 Thread Denny Frost
I have run NPT simulations using isotropic and semiisotropic coupling with the same results. I have never done coupling in just one direction though, how do you do this?. I have never used Dispersion corrections. It seems to me that this would help, rather than hurt though since, as Aldi said, i

Re: [gmx-users] Surface tension readings in NVT vs NPT simulations

2011-03-12 Thread aldi asmadi
David, I have a question that is still related to your reply. If the bulk liquid NPT and the interfacial liquid-vapor NVT simulations are performed using dispersion corrections to the pressure and energy, while the intefacial liquid-liquid NPAT simulation don't use any correction, can we say that

Re: [gmx-users] Surface tension readings in NVT vs NPT simulations

2011-03-12 Thread David van der Spoel
On 2011-03-12 06.09, Denny Frost wrote: I am running MD simulations on Liquid/Liquid interfaces and measuring the interfacial tension between them. I have found that the readings in NVT simulations are close to experimental values, but have a lot of variation. I run NPT simulations on the exact