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Modeling the effects of material chemistry on water flow enhancement in nanotube membranes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2017

Francesco Calabrò
Francesco Calabrò*
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy; calabro@unicas.it
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Abstract

This article discusses the modeling of liquid flow inside nanotube membranes. Applying known simplifications to the classical fluid model leads to the so-called Hagen–Poiseuille equation, which predicts no flow for diameters up to 1 nm, and very modest flows in nanochannels up to 100 nm. The main feature of classical fluid dynamics that negates the possibility of high flow is the assumption that fluid molecules closest to the channel wall stick to it, the no-slip boundary condition. In the past 10 years, a wealth of experimental evidence has, on the contrary, demonstrated significant water flow in nanotubes with diameters equal to or smaller than 1 nm, opening the possibility of nanotube membranes capable of high flows and fine separation. These high flows have also been observed in molecular dynamics simulations, particularly for water flowing through carbon nanotubes, showing the presence of strong water slip near the walls of the nanotubes. The term “flow enhancement” has been introduced to refer to the ratio of predicted (or measured) flows and the no-slip Hagen–Poiseuille equation. Both experimental and modeling results point to a strong effect on flow enhancement of the interaction between the fluid and the tube’s wall, particularly the wall surface chemistry and structure.

Keywords

nanoscalesurface chemistrypurification
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Research Article
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MRS Bulletin , Volume 42 , Issue 4: Materials Enabling Nanofluidic Flow Enhancement , April 2017 , pp. 289 - 293
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2017 

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