Molecular Dynamics Study of Rotating Nanodroplets: Finite-size Effects and Nonequilibrium Deformation
Computational Physics
2011-06-02 v2 Fluid Dynamics
Abstract
Noneqiuilibrium dynamics of rotating droplets are studied by molecular dynamics simulations. Small deviations from the theoretical prediction are observed when the size of a droplet is small, and the deviations become smaller as the size of the droplet increases. The characteristic timescale of the deformation is observed, and we find (i) the deformation timescale is almost independent of the rotating velocity with for small frequency and (ii) the deformation timescale becomes shorter as temperature increases. A simple model is proposed to explain the deformation dynamics of droplets.
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@article{arxiv.1004.2561,
title = {Molecular Dynamics Study of Rotating Nanodroplets: Finite-size Effects and Nonequilibrium Deformation},
author = {Hiroshi Watanabe and Naoki Mitsuda and Tomoaki Nogawa and Nobuyasu Ito},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1004.2561},
year = {2011}
}
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14 pages, 8 figure, added references, changed title