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G Galliero¹, S Volz

¹Laboratoire des Fluides Complexes (UMR-5150), Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, BP 1155, F-64013 PAU Cedex, France. nduillaume.galliero@univ-pau.fr

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Summary

A new algorithm accurately calculates single particle thermodiffusion in nanofluids. Nanoparticles migrate to colder areas, with diffusion independent of size but influenced by solvent quality and viscosity.

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Area of Science:

Physical Chemistry
Nanotechnology
Computational Science

Background:

Thermodiffusion, the movement of particles due to temperature gradients, is crucial in nanofluids.
Understanding single particle thermodiffusion is key to predicting bulk fluid behavior.
Existing methods for calculating thermodiffusion can be computationally intensive or limited in scope.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate a novel algorithm for computing single particle thermodiffusion.
To investigate the influence of nanoparticle properties and solvent characteristics on thermodiffusion.
To establish trends in thermodiffusion for model nanofluids.

Main Methods:

Nonequilibrium molecular dynamics (NEMD) simulations.
Estimation of thermophoretic force on a single solute particle.
Systematic variation of nanoparticle (size, mass, stiffness) and solvent (quality, viscosity) parameters.

Main Results:

The proposed algorithm provides consistent results for model nanofluids.
Thermodiffusion amplitude and thermal conductivity decrease with increasing nanoparticle concentration.
Single particle thermodiffusion is consistently positive, indicating migration to cold regions.
The thermal diffusion coefficient is independent of nanoparticle size and mass.
The thermal diffusion coefficient increases with solvent quality and decreases with solvent viscosity.
The thermal diffusion coefficient increases with nanoparticle internal bond stiffness.
Mass diffusion coefficient follows a Stokes-Einstein-like behavior.

Conclusions:

The new NEMD-based algorithm is effective for calculating single particle thermodiffusion.
Nanoparticle thermodiffusion is sensitive to solvent properties and nanoparticle internal structure, but not size or mass.
The findings provide valuable insights into the therm transport mechanisms in nanofluids.