Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Annular Flow Boiling in a Microchannel with 70000 Atoms
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Molecular dynamics simulation of annular flow boiling in a nanochannel with 70000 particles is numerically investigated. In this research, an annular flow model is developed to predict the superheated flow boiling heat transfer characteristics in a nanochannel. To characterize the forced annular boiling flow in a nanochannel, an external driving force ext F ranging from 1to12PN (PN= Pico Newton) is applied along the flow direction to inlet fluid particles during the simulation. Based on an annular flow model analysis, it is found that saturation condition and superheat degree have great influences on the liquid-vapor interface. Also, the results show that due to the relatively strong influence of surface tension in small channel, the interface between the liquid film and vapor core is fairly smooth, and the mean velocity along the stream-wise direction does not change anymore. Keywords—Lennard-Jones Potential, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Periodic Boundary Conditions (PBC), Non-Equilibrium Molecular Dynamics (NEMD), Annular Flow Boiling
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