TY - JOUR
T1 - Simulation study on the effects of the self-assembly of nanoparticles on thermal conductivity of nanofluids
AU - Tanaka, Shogo
AU - Arai, Noriyoshi
AU - Kobayashi, Yusei
N1 - Funding Information:
Y.K. was supported by the Marubun Research Promotion Foundation, the Keio University Doctorate Student Grant-in-Aid Program, and the Keio Engineering Foundation. N.A. was supported by the Sumitomo Foundation (No. 190190).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Authors
PY - 2021/12/16
Y1 - 2021/12/16
N2 - The mechanisms underlying the thermal conductivity behavior of nanofluids have not been completely clarified thus far. This is due to the various competing factors and the lack of a molecular-level understanding of the heat transfer enhancement of nanofluids. In this study, energy-conserving dissipative particle dynamics simulations were conducted to investigate the effects of the self-assembly of nanoparticles (NPs) on the nanoscale heat transfer properties. We demonstrated that considering the balance between the effects of the distance between the NPs and the solvent and the enhancement in thermal conductivity on adding NPs is important for controlling the thermal conductivity of nanofluids.
AB - The mechanisms underlying the thermal conductivity behavior of nanofluids have not been completely clarified thus far. This is due to the various competing factors and the lack of a molecular-level understanding of the heat transfer enhancement of nanofluids. In this study, energy-conserving dissipative particle dynamics simulations were conducted to investigate the effects of the self-assembly of nanoparticles (NPs) on the nanoscale heat transfer properties. We demonstrated that considering the balance between the effects of the distance between the NPs and the solvent and the enhancement in thermal conductivity on adding NPs is important for controlling the thermal conductivity of nanofluids.
KW - Energy-conserving dissipative particle dynamics
KW - Nanofluid
KW - Self-assembly
KW - Thermal conductivity
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cplett.2021.139129
DO - 10.1016/j.cplett.2021.139129
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85118492973
SN - 0009-2614
VL - 785
JO - Chemical Physics Letters
JF - Chemical Physics Letters
M1 - 139129
ER -