Effect of attractive forces on monolayer permeation and evaporation resistance

Abstract

The distribution of holes in a dense two-dimensional Lennard-Jones fluid appears similar to that in the equivalent hard disc fluid. Hence, in systems where a two-dimensional model reasonably represents the structure of a monolayer adsorbed at the gas–liquid interface, the permeation rate and evaporation resistance should be insensitive to the details of the attractive forces between the monolayer molecules.