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Abstract
Non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations are used to investigate water transport through (7,7) CNTs, examining how changing the CNT length affects the internal flow dynamics. Pressure-driven water flow through CNT lengths ranging from 2.5 to 50 nm is simulated. We show that under the same applied pressure difference an increase in CNT length has a negligible effect on the resulting mass flow rate and fluid flow velocity. Flow enhancements over hydrodynamic expectations are directly proportional to the CNT length. Axial profiles of fluid properties demonstrate that entrance and exit effects are significant in the transport of water along CNTs. Large viscous losses in these entrance/exit regions lead into central “developed” regions in longer CNTs where the flow is effectively frictionless.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 257-264 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Microfluidics and Nanofluidics |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 1-4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2012 |
Keywords
- carbon nanotubes
- molecular dynamics
- microfluidic
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Fluid Flows at the Nano Scale: from Molecular Dynamics to Hydrodynamics
Reese, J. (Principal Investigator) & Scanlon, T. (Co-investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/10/07 → 30/09/11
Project: Research