Water transport through (7,7) carbon nanotubes of different lengths using molecular dynamics

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 12, Issue 1-4, 2012, Pages 257-264

  Nicholls, William D ^a   Borg, Matthew K ^a   Lockerby, Duncan A ^b   Reese, Jason M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Molecular dynamics; Water flow

Indexed keywords

APPLIED PRESSURE; AXIAL PROFILES; FLOW ENHANCEMENT; FLUID PROPERTY; INTERNAL FLOWS; MASS FLOW RATE; NONEQUILIBRIUM MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRESSURE-DRIVEN; VISCOUS LOSS; WATER FLOW; WATER FLOWS; WATER TRANSPORT;

CARBON NANOTUBES; DYNAMICS; FLOW OF WATER; HYDRAULICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

EID: 84856217921     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-011-0869-3     Document Type: Article

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