Fluid Properties at Nano/Meso Scale (eBook)

Dr Peter Dyson, School of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea Peter Dyson gained his PhD from the University of Swansea. His thesis 'Numerical Computation of Fluid Properties at NanoIMeso, has opened up new areas in meso scale fluid simulation allowing the investigation of flow regimes and the characterization of bulk fluid properties from first principles. An EPSRC proposal to extend this work had been submitted and is currently under review. Dr Rajesh Ransing, Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea Dr Ransing is an executive committee member, of the Natural Computing Applications Forum (NCAF). He is an Editorial Board Member of International Joumal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow Journal and has had numerous guest editor roles and awards for papers. He is an organizer of many conference workshops, and has been asked to be a guest speaker at many conferences also. His research with NCAF has resulted in global patents, which are being accepted in many countries. The University has created a spin out company to exploit this research and UK's only Casting Trade Association - Cast Metal Federation along with other consortium members is actively supporting this research initiative.

Biographies

Series Preface

Preface

Symbols and Abbreviations

1 The Nature of Fluid Flow

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Basics of fluid motion

1.3 Molecular mechanics

1.4 Types of simulation

1.5 Effects at molecular scale

1.6 Summary

2 Fluid Physics at Meso Scales

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Top-down approach for meso scale computation

2.3 Bottom up approach for meso scale computation

2.4 Summary

3 Meso Scale Model Based on First Principles

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Fluid physics model

3.3 Extracting local bulk properties

3.4 Verification of proposed meso scale model

3.5 Summary

4 Enhancements to the Meso Scale Model

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Driving forces

4.3 Thermostats

4.4 Case studies

4.5 Summary

5 Modelling Fluid Regimes at Nano/Meso Scales

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Flow regimes

5.3 Fluid flow characterization from molecular simulation

5.4 Summary

6 Performance of Proposed Meso Scale Model

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Issues in using large numbers of molecules

6.3 Meso scale simulations

6.4 Summary

7 Experimental Aspects of Fluid Properties at the Nano/Meso
Scale

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Colloidal interactions in nano-fluids

7.3 Osmotic phenomena and osmotic pressure

7.4 Gradient diffusion coefficient

7.5 Viscosity

7.6 Membrane separations

7.7 Membrane ultrafiltration models

7.8 Tensile and other rheological properties of liquids on the
meso scale

7.9 Summary

8 Future Advancement

8.1 Future advancement

References

Index