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Title: | Molecular Free Paths in Nanoscale Gas Flows | Authors: | Barışık, Murat Beşkök, Ali |
Keywords: | Molecular dynamics Molecular surface force effects Rarefied gas dynamics Transition flow regime Flow of gases |
Publisher: | Springer Verlag | Source: | Barışık, M., and Beşkök, A. (2015). Molecular free paths in nanoscale gas flows. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 18(5-6),1365-1371. doi:10.1007/s10404-014-1535-3 | Abstract: | Average distance traveled by gas molecules between intermolecular collisions, known as the mean free path (MFP), is a key parameter for characterizing gas flows in the entire Knudsen regime. Recent literature presents variations in MFP as a function of the surface confinement, which is in disagreement with the kinetic theory and leads to wrong physical interpretations of nanoscale gas flows. This controversy occurs due to erroneous definition and calculation practices, such as consideration of gas wall collisions, using local bins smaller than a MFP, and utilizing time frames shorter than a mean collision time in the MFP calculations. This study reports proper molecular MFP calculations in nanoscale confinements by using realistic molecular surfaces. We utilize molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to calculate gas MFP in three-dimensional periodic systems of various sizes and for force-driven gas flows confined in nano-channels. Studies performed in the transition flow regime in various size nano-channels and under a range of gas–surface interaction strengths have shown isotropic mean travelled distance and MFP values in agreement with the kinetic theory regardless of the surface forces and surface adsorption effects. Comparison of the velocity profiles obtained in MD simulations with the linearized Boltzmann solutions at predicted Knudsen values shows good agreement in the bulk of the channels, while deviations in the near wall region due to the influence of surface forces are reported. | URI: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10404-014-1535-3 http://hdl.handle.net/11147/5900 |
ISSN: | 1613-4982 16134990 |
Appears in Collections: | Mechanical Engineering / Makina Mühendisliği Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection |
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