Temperature dependence of the velocity boundary condition for nanoscale fluid flows

Zhaoli Guo, T. S. Zhao, Yong Shi

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Abstract

Velocity slips may occur as a fluid flows over a solid surface in the nanometer scale. The slip length Ls, characterizing the degree of slip, is usually used to describe the velocity boundary condition at the fluid/solid interface. In this work, we show that for a given wall-fluid system, the slip length Ls generally varies with the system temperature T. In particular, we show that it is possible to create a pair of solid wall and fluid systems, in which the velocity slip becomes rather small and independent of temperature.

Original languageEnglish
Article number036301
JournalPhysical Review E
Volume72
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2005
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Statistics and Probability
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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