Fluid transport in nanospaces

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 109-121

  Nicholson, David ^a   Bhatia, Suresh K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adsorbate; Momentum accomodation; Nanopores; Transport

Indexed keywords

ADSORBATES; ADSORPTION; CARBON NANOTUBES; FLUIDS; NANOPORES; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; COLLISION PROCESS; CONFINING WALLS; FLUID DENSITIES; FLUID TRANSPORTS; FLUID-PHASE; MOLECULAR SCATTERINGS; MOLECULAR TRAJECTORIES; NANOSPACES; NON UNIFORMITIES; ONE DIMENSIONS; QUEENSLAND; RECENT PROGRESS; SIMPLE GEOMETRIES; SOLID-PHASE; TRANSPORT;

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

EID: 61549138690     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020802301912     Document Type: Article

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