We demonstrate that when a single-walled carbon nanotube is under pressure it undergoes a series of shape transitions, first transforming from a circle to an oval and then from an oval to a peanut. Most remarkably, the ratio of the area of the tube cross sections at the second transition over that at the first transition appears as a constant, independent of the tube radius. Its accurate value ...

Thermal transport in carbon nanotube (CNT) mats, consisting of randomly networked multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs), is not as efficient as in an individual CNT because of the constrained tube-to-tube phonon transport. Through experiments and modeling, we discover that phonon transport in CNT mats is significantly improved by ion irradiation, which introduces inter-tube displacements, actin...

We propose a new drive mechanism for carbon nanotube (CNT) motors, based upon the torque generated by a flux of electrons passing through a chiral nanotube. The structure of interest comprises a double-walled CNT formed from, for example, an achiral outer tube encompassing a chiral inner tube. Through a detailed analysis of electrons passing through such a "windmill," we find that the current, ...

In this Letter, we demonstrate a strong dependence of the electrostatic deformation of doubly clamped single-walled carbon nanotubes on both the field strength and the tube length, using molecular simulations. Metallic nanotubes are found to be more sensitive to an electric field than semiconducting ones of the same size. For a given electric field, the induced deformation increases with tube l...

This paper investigates the effects of tube length and diameter on the distributions of tensile stress and interfacial shear stress of a single-walled carbon nanotube in epoxy matrix. It was shown that a smaller tube diameter has a more effective reinforcement and there exists an optimal tube length at which reinforcement is maximized. It was also found that a carbon nanotube has a greater stre...

The self-tightening technology of body tube is to apply a certain pressure in the inner bore so that corresponding residual stress generated tube, and can improve situation when it use extend its service life. Most existing research for large-caliber artillery are simplified thick-walled cylinder model, ignoring internal rifling chrome-plated processing factors, impact load on cracks stresses s...

This study investigates the heat transfer performance of a novel ZA27 metal foam exchanger. An open-celled is combined with thin-walled copper tube in single-step casting process. The between two separated water streams flowing through and foam, respectively, measured compared to an equivalent shell exchanger arrangement. Heat enhancement up 71% rate exceeding 30 kW are observed attributed incr...