1991 Volume 28 Issue 8 Pages 508-513
We present a new Monte Carlo simulation procedure which is capable of capturing aggregate structures in a suspension where fine particles are dispersed. The algorithm we call the “cluster-moving” Monte Carlo algorithm involves moving aggregated (clusters) as unitary particles at every certain Monte Carlo step. Computer simulations have been carried out to investigate the availability of the algorithm for colloidal dispersions. The results of simulations have shown that the new algorithm produces much more rapid convergence than the conventional one and reproduces the physically reasonable aggregate structures of fine particles.
