Nanoflow over a fractal surface

dc.contributor.authorPapanikolaou, Michail
dc.contributor.authorFrank, Michael
dc.contributor.authorDrikakis, Dimitris
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-17T14:33:54Z
dc.date.available2016-08-17T14:33:54Z
dc.date.issued2016-08-01
dc.description.abstractThis paper investigates the effects of surface roughness on nanoflows using molecular dynamics simulations. A fractal model is employed to model wall roughness, and simulations are performed for liquid argon confined by two solid walls. It is shown that the surface roughness reduces the velocity in the proximity of the walls with the reduction being accentuated when increasing the roughness depth and wettability of the solid wall. It also makes the flow three-dimensional and anisotropic. In flows over idealized smooth surfaces, the liquid forms parallel, well-spaced layers, with a significant gap between the first layer and the solid wall. Rough walls distort the orderly distribution of fluid layers resulting in an incoherent formation of irregularly shaped fluid structures around and within the wall cavities.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationPapanikolaou M, Frank M, Drikakis D. Nanoflow over a fractal surface, Physics of Fluids, Volume 28, Issue 8, 2016, Article number 082001en_UK
dc.identifier.issn1070-6631
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4958975
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/10339
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherAmerican Institute of Physics (AIP)en_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.titleNanoflow over a fractal surfaceen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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