TY - GEN
T1 - Composite nanochannels as nanopumps driven by symmetric temperature gradients
AU - Liu, C.
AU - Li, Z. G.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - In this work, we propose a composite nanochannel system, where half of the channel is of low surface energy, while the other half has relatively high surface energy. It is shown that fluids in such channels can be continuously driven by a symmetric temperature gradient. In the low surface energy part, the fluid moves from high to low temperature, while the fluid migrates from low to high temperature in the part of high surface energy. The mechanisms that govern the flow are explained.
AB - In this work, we propose a composite nanochannel system, where half of the channel is of low surface energy, while the other half has relatively high surface energy. It is shown that fluids in such channels can be continuously driven by a symmetric temperature gradient. In the low surface energy part, the fluid moves from high to low temperature, while the fluid migrates from low to high temperature in the part of high surface energy. The mechanisms that govern the flow are explained.
KW - composite nanochannel
KW - nanopumps
KW - temperature gradients
UR - https://openalex.org/W2078674041
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/80355137119
U2 - 10.1063/1.3651991
DO - 10.1063/1.3651991
M3 - Conference Paper published in a book
SN - 9780735409361
T3 - AIP Conference Proceedings
SP - 610
EP - 612
BT - Recent Progresses in Fluid Dynamics Research - Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Fluid Mechanics, ICFM VI
T2 - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Fluid Mechanics: Recent Progresses in Fluid Dynamics Research, ICFM VI
Y2 - 30 June 2011 through 3 July 2011
ER -