[gmx-users] NPT issue in 4.0.7 and 4.5.3

Moeed lecielll at googlemail.com
Thu Apr 14 07:40:54 CEST 2011


On 13 April 2011 18:45, Mark Abraham <Mark.Abraham at anu.edu.au> wrote:

>  On 14/04/2011 10:22 AM, Moeed wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I have run 2 ns simulations on a hydrocarbon system (initial density of ~ 2
> SI and box size is 15 nm), one with version 4.0.7 and the other trial using
> 4.5.3. Both runs are almost equilibrated to 70 bar pressure but one is
> giving density of above 600SI (4.0.7) and the other density of around 15 SI
> (4.5.3). With 4.5.3 applying 100 bar pressure does not comrades the system
> either to the desired density. I need to study the system at different
> pressures from 1 to 70 bar, and I am wondering if the system can not be
> compressed with these ref_p values how can I keep the pressure fixed at P <
> 70 bar!?
>
> Please help if you have any idea on why these two versions are giving
> inconsistent results and which one is reliable.
>
>
> Why are your potential energies positive? What does the final configuration
> look like? Why aren't you doing a "simulated annealing" style of compression
> with small increments of delta-P? (These, coincidentally are even good data
> for your study...) Massive leaps in ensemble conditions are often
> poorly-conditioned for numerical integration. You're generating velocities
> that are only approximately correct, not giving them any chance to
> equilibrate, and then smashing the system with massive over-pressure. Small
> wonder it might sometimes break...
>

Hi Mark,

You mean I should get negative potential? I am sure topology is generated
properly. can you explain why this is concerning?


Can you please elaborate on compressing using simulated annealing? How can I
do this?

Thanks, :)



>
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>
> Mark
>
>
>
> 4.0.7
>
> Statistics over 250001 steps [* 1500.0001 thru 2000.0001 ps ],* 14 data
> sets
> The term 'Cons. rmsd ()' is averaged over 2501 frames
> All other averages are exact over 250001 steps
>
> Energy                      Average       RMSD     Fluct.      Drift
> Tot-Drift
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Angle                       36.9945   0.806738   0.804483  0.0521993
> 0.208798
> Ryckaert-Bell.              9.04227   0.376253   0.371412  0.0521057
> 0.208424
> LJ-14                       5.23048   0.119612   0.119611 0.00033983
> 0.00135933
> Coulomb-14                 -1.66329   0.104171   0.102175  0.0175753
> 0.0703015
> LJ (SR)                    -27.3967          0          0  0.0421934
> 0.168774
> Coulomb (SR)                8.98711   0.163579    0.16062 -0.0268199
> -0.10728
> Potential                   31.1944          0          0   0.137594
> 0.550377
> Kinetic En.                 51.1009   0.987759   0.987724 0.00725949
> 0.0290381
> Total Energy                82.2953          0          0   0.144851
> 0.579408
> Temperature                  299.98    5.79849    5.79828 0.000340897
> 0.170449
> *Pressure (bar)              69.3587    414.279    414.256  0.0298385
> 14.9193*
> Cons. rmsd ()            4.01744e-06 1.41883e-07 1.41883e-07
> 0          0
> *Box-X                       3.04882          0          0 3.57512e-06
> 0.00178757
> Box-Y                       3.04882          0          0 3.57512e-*
>
>
> -----------------------------
> 4.5.3.
>
> [* 1500.0001 thru 2000.0001 ps ],*
>
> Energy                      Average   Err.Est.       RMSD  Tot-Drift
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Angle                       37.1357      0.071   0.812307  -0.099711
> (kJ/mol)
> Ryckaert-Bell.              9.17677       0.14   0.445934  -0.529281
> (kJ/mol)
> LJ-14                       5.18878     0.0087   0.137673   -0.03119
> (kJ/mol)
> Coulomb-14                 -1.60372      0.051   0.126405  -0.144403
> (kJ/mol)
> LJ (SR)                    -4.24478       0.29   0.742141   0.697187
> (kJ/mol)
> Coulomb (SR)                8.97451      0.082   0.198278   0.232025
> (kJ/mol)
> Potential                   54.6272       0.31    1.20733   0.124627
> (kJ/mol)
> Kinetic En.                 51.1047      0.021     0.9945  -0.066306
> (kJ/mol)
> Total Energy                105.732       0.31    1.58869   0.058321
> (kJ/mol)
> Temperature                 300.002       0.12    5.83806  -0.389239  (K)
> *Pressure                     66.734        5.3      91.83    11.5294
> (bar)*
> Constr. rmsd             2.2661e-10    2.3e-10 3.58302e-08 -1.3595e-09  ()
> *Box-X                       11.0055      0.082   0.175309  -0.496198
> (nm)
> Box-Y                       11.0055      0.082   0.175309  -0.496198  (nm)
> *
>
>
>
>
>
>
> pbc              =  xyz
>
> integrator          =  md
> dt                  =  0.002
> nsteps              =  1000000
> nstcomm             =  100
> nstenergy           =  100
> nstxout             =  100
>
> nstlist             =  10
> ns_type             =  grid
>
> coulombtype         =  Shift
> vdw-type            =  Shift
> rcoulomb-switch     =  0
> rvdw-switch         =  0.9
> rlist               =  1.2
> rcoulomb            =  1.2
> rvdw                =  1.0
>
> Tcoupl              =  v-rescale
> tc-grps             =  System
> tau_t               =  0.1
> ref_t               =  300
>
>
> Pcoupl              =  berendsen
> Pcoupltype          =  isotropic
> tau_p               =  1
> compressibility     =  4.5e-5 4.5e-5
> ref_p               =  70
>
>
> gen_vel             =  yes
> gen_temp            =  300.0
> gen_seed            =  173529
>
>
> constraints             = all-bonds
> constraint-algorithm = lincs
>
>
>
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