Reproduction of the evolution of the liquid front profile in inhomogeneous nanoporous media

Abstract

In recent years possible applications of nanoporous materials in biophysics and biomedicine have become a topic of intense scientific interest. One of the main problems in this field is that of transport processes in inhomogeneous nanoporous media. Another one is the reproduction of the specific evolution of the liquid front profile, observed in one medium, in another medium. In this paper, we present a model which simulates two-dimensional liquid front propagation in inhomogeneous nanoporous media; we also propose a method to evaluate the parameters of the nanoporous medium required for reproduction of the given liquid front propagation.

Molecular dynamics simulation of fluid viscosity in nanochannels

“…However, experience has shown that conventional hydrodynamic approach is usually applicable well beyond its range of validity. Therefore, it is possible to attempt to model flows in nanochannels and small microchannels using conventional hydrodynamic methods (see, e.g., [24][25][26] and the reference therein). For this, however, it is necessary to have adequate data on fluid viscosity in such channels.…”