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The calculation of drag on nano-cylinders
F. Hafezi,
R.S. Ransing,
R.W. Lewis,
Rajesh Ransing 
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Volume: 111, Issue: 11
Swansea University Author:
Rajesh Ransing
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DOI (Published version): 10.1002/nme.5489
Abstract
A novel formulation, based on the molecular dynamics approach, has been proposed to calculate localised drag forces over nano-cylinders. The computational evidence suggests that the existing methods underestimate drag coefficients at nano-scales at least by 20-40%. These coefficients are also up to...
| Published in: | International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering |
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| ISSN: | 0029-5981 |
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2016
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa31407 |
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A novel formulation, based on the molecular dynamics approach, has been proposed to calculate localised drag forces over nano-cylinders. The computational evidence suggests that the existing methods underestimate drag coefficients at nano-scales at least by 20-40%. These coefficients are also up to seven times higher than the ones calculated by continuum based analytical solutions. The deviation increases at Reynolds number values less than one. The proposed formulation describes a new method for calculating localised values for both the kinetic and configurational parts of the Irwin-Kirkwood stress tensor at given fixed positions within the computational domain. |
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Faculty of Science and Engineering |
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11 |