Re: Reassign Temp during the Production Run

From: Chris Harrison (char_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Thu Jul 16 2009 - 12:17:02 CDT

Um.....yeah.

What property do you want to measure from the multi-temp simulation?

Chris

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On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 12:04 PM, twshen <tshen_at_uh.edu> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
>  I found that I reassign the temperature, in other words,
> velocities, every 500 steps during the production run.
> Since "reassignTemp" should be turned off during the
> production run, I am wondering if this can make a
> difference in the trajectory. Thank you very much.
>
> Here are my simulation parameters for the production run,
>
> # Input
> paraTypeCharmm      on
> parameters               toppar/par_all27_prot_na.prm
>
> # Force-Field Parameters
> exclude             scaled1-4
> 1-4scaling          1.0
> cutoff                 12.0
> switching           on
> switchdist          10.0
> pairlistdist         13.0
> margin               2.5
>
> # Integrator Parameters
> timestep            2.0  ;# 2fs/step
> rigidBonds          all  ;# needed for 2fs steps
> nonbondedFreq       1    ;# nonbonded forces calculated every step
> fullElectFrequency  1    ;# elect (PME) calculated every step
> stepspercycle       10
>
> # Reassign velocities
> reassignFreq        500
> reassignTemp        310
>
> # Periodic Boundary Conditions (PBC) (cellorigin = center of the cell)
> cellBasisVector1   107.00   0.0      0.0
> cellBasisVector2     0.0   98.0      0.0
> cellBasisVector3     0.0    0.0     94.0
> cellOrigin           0.0    0.0      0.0
> wrapWater            on
> wrapAll              on
> wrapNearest          on
>
> # PME (for full-system periodic electrostatics)
> PME                  yes
> PMEGridSizeX         120
> PMEGridSizeY         100
> PMEGridSizeZ          96
>
>
> # Constant Pressure and Temperature Control (variable volume)
> tCouple              on
> tCoupleTemp          310
> useGroupPressure     yes ;# needed for rigidBonds
> useFlexibleCell      no
>
> BerendsenPressure                  on
> BerendsenPressureTarget            1.01
> BerendsenPressureCompressibility   0.000049
> BerendsenPressureRelaxationTime    500
> BerendsenPressureFreq              20
>
>

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