Fundamental dynamics of flow through carbon nanotube membranes

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-31

  Cannon, James ^a   Hess, Ortwin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Membrane flow; Non equilibrium molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

BACK PRESSURES; CARBON NANOTUBE MEMBRANES; EXIT VELOCITY; FLOWTHROUGH; INTERACTION STRENGTH; NANOTUBE MEMBRANES; NONEQUILIBRIUM MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONPOLAR LIQUIDS; OPTIMISATIONS; SMALL-DIAMETER;

DYNAMICS; FLOW SIMULATION; LIQUIDS; MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SIMULATORS; SIZE SEPARATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 72149121111     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-009-0446-1     Document Type: Article

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