Friction law for water flowing in carbon nanotubes

Ming Ma; Luming Shen; John Sheridan; Zhe Liu; Chao Chen; Quanshui Zheng

doi:10.1109/ICONN.2010.6045251

Friction law for water flowing in carbon nanotubes

Ming Ma, Luming Shen, John Sheridan, Zhe Liu, Chao Chen, Quanshui Zheng

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

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Abstract

Previous molecular dynamics (MD) studies have suggested relationships that fail to predict the measurements of water flow through membranes of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Through MD simulations of water transport over a flow rate range much wider than ever reported (0.002-1,400m/s) and use of flexible boundary condition, we discover a universal phenomenological logarithmic relationship between the CNT-water friction stress and flow rate, which is independent on tube chiralities, size and wetting properties. This logarithmic relationship is quantitatively in good agreement with the experimental observations. It thus provides a new basis for understanding the mechanisms of liquid slip at atomically smooth surfaces.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ICONN 2010 - Proceedings of the 2010 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Publisher	IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	392-395
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9781424452620
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICONN.2010.6045251
Publication status	Published - 2010
Event	International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN) 2010 - Sydney, Australia Duration: 22 Feb 2010 → 26 Feb 2010 Conference number: 3rd

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Conference	International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN) 2010
Abbreviated title	ICONN 2010
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Sydney
Period	22/02/10 → 26/02/10

Keywords

Carbon nanotubes
Molecular dynamics simulation
Water transportation

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Ma, M, Shen, L, Sheridan, J, Liu, Z, Chen, C & Zheng, Q 2010, Friction law for water flowing in carbon nanotubes. in ICONN 2010 - Proceedings of the 2010 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, pp. 392-395, International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN) 2010, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 22/02/10. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICONN.2010.6045251

Friction law for water flowing in carbon nanotubes. / Ma, Ming; Shen, Luming; Sheridan, John et al.
ICONN 2010 - Proceedings of the 2010 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2010. p. 392-395.

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