Molecular dynamics-continuum hybrid simulation for condensation of gas flow in a microchannel

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 407-422

  Sun, Jie ^a   He, Ya Ling ^a   Tao, Wen Quan ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Condensation; Finite volume method; Hybrid method; Micro fluidics; Molecular dynamics; Multiscale coupling

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; COMPUTATIONAL DOMAINS; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; CONDENSATION PROCESS; COUPLING METHODS; DEVELOPED MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLUID FLOW; GAS FLOWS; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; HYBRID METHOD; HYBRID SIMULATION; KAPITZA RESISTANCE; LANGEVIN METHOD; MICRO-SCALES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MULTISCALE COUPLING; MULTISCALES; NANO SCALE; PHASE-TRANSITIONS; RE-CIRCULATION FLOW; TEMPERATURE FIELD; THERMAL BOUNDARY RESISTANCE; THERMAL ENGINEERING; TRANSIENT VELOCITY; VELOCITY FIELD;

AERODYNAMICS; CONDENSATION; DYNAMICS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLOW OF GASES; FLUIDICS; HEAT PROBLEMS; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; HYBRID SENSORS; MASS TRANSFER; MICROCHANNELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SIMULATORS; THERMOANALYSIS;

FLOW SIMULATION;

EID: 69249225643     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-008-0394-1     Document Type: Article

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