We present a finite element (FEM) simulation method for pore geometry fluid flow. Within the pore space, we solve the single-phase Reynold’s lubrication equation—a simplified form of the incompressible Navier–Stokes equation yielding the velocity field in a two-step solution approach. (1) Laplace’s equation is solved with homogeneous boundary conditions and a right-hand source term, (2) pore pr...

The CIF2Cell program generates the geometrical setup for a number of electronic structure programs based on the crystallographic information in a Crystallographic Information Framework (CIF) file. The program will retrieve the space group number, Wyckoff positions and crystallographic parameters, make a sensible choice for Bravais lattice vectors (primitive or principal cell) and generate all a...

We investigate the effect of pore size and shape on the thermal conductivity of a series of idealized metalorganic frameworks (MOFs) containing adsorbed gas using molecular simulations. With no gas present, the thermal conductivity decreases with increasing pore size. In the presence of adsorbed gas, MOFs with smaller pores experience reduced thermal conductivity due to phonon scattering introd...

Mesoporous SiO2 nanopowder was synthesized under an acidic condition by a sol-gel method using various amounts of cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) as structure directing agent. The samples were investigated with XRD, SEM, FTIR, TEM and N2 absorption-desorption analysis. Also, the incremental effect of surfactant were examined. The results obtained from the analysis suggested that an incre...

We use a new volume-of-fluid based finite-volume method to model two-phase flow through simple pore geometries and study the mechanisms controlling two-phase flow at the pore scale. The numerical model is used to study layer flow and snap-off, and investigate the effect of geometry and flow rate on trapping and mobilization of the disconnected ganglia. Furthermore, a new variable, the capillary...

Abstract The porous structure in pomelo peel is believed to be responsible for the protection of its fruit from damage during free falling a tree. quantitative understanding relationship between deformation behavior and could pave way design structures efficient energy absorption. Here, universal feature pore distribution peels along radial direction extracted three varieties pomelos, which sho...

Computer-aided design of porous structures is a challenging task because of the high degree of irregularity and intricacy associated with the geometries. Most of the existing design approaches either target designing artifacts with regular-shaped pores or reconstructing geometric models from existing porous objects. For regular porous structures, it is difficult to control the pore shapes and d...

This current study reports preparation of Nickel-Gadolinium doped Ceria (Ni-GDC) composite via controlled unidirectional freeze casting of aqueous-based GDC slurry completed with nickel infiltrated into the porous GDC samples. Gadolinium doped ceria powder prepared by gel-combustion synthesis method. The oxide powder was confirmed to be the fluorite-structured of Ce0.8Gd0.2O1.9 solid solution b...