Quadratic convective flow of radiated nano-Jeffrey liquid subject to multiple convective conditions and Cattaneo-Christov double diffusion

A nonlinear flow of Jeffrey liquid with Cattaneo-Christov heat flux is investigated in the presence of nanoparticles. The features of thermophoretic and Brownian movement are retained. The effects of nonlinear radiation, magnetohydrodynamic (MHD), and convective conditions are accounted. The conversion of governing equations into ordinary differential equations is prepared via stretching transformations. The consequent equations are solved using the Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg (RKF) method. Impacts of physical constraints on the liquid velocity, the temperature, and the nanoparticle volume fraction are analyzed through graphical illustrations. It is established that the velocity of the liquid and its associated boundary layer width increase with the mixed convection parameter and the Deborah number.     

Analysis of periodic and aperiodic convective stability of double diffusive nanofluid convection in rotating porous layer

The onset of periodic and aperiodic convection in a binary nanofluid saturated rotating porous layer is studied considering constant flux boundary conditions. The porous medium obeys Darcy’s law, while the nanofluid envisages the effects of the Brownian motion and thermophoresis. The Rayleigh numbers for stationary and oscillatory convection are obtained in terms of various non-dimensional parameters. The effect of the involved physical parameters on the aperiodic convection is studied graphically. The results are validated in comparison with the published literature in limiting cases of the present study.     

Digital Assembly of Colloidal Particles for Nanoscale Manufacturing

From unravelling the most fundamental phenomena to enabling applications that impact our everyday lives, the nanoscale world holds great promise for science, technology, and medicine. However, the extent of its practical realization relies on manufacturing at the nanoscale. Among the various nanomanufacturing approaches being investigated, the bottom‐up approach involving assembly of colloidal nanoparticles as building blocks is promising. Compared to a top‐down lithographic approach, particle assembly exhibits advantages such as smaller feature size, finer control of chemical composition, less defects, lower material wastage, and higher scalability. The capability to assemble colloidal particles one by one or “digitally” has been heavily sought as it mimics the natural method of making matter and enables construction of nanomaterials with sophisticated architectures. An insight into the tools and techniques for digital assembly of particles, including their working mechanisms and demonstrated particle assemblies, is provided. Examples of nanomaterials and nanodevices are presented to demonstrate the strength of digital assembly in nanomanufacturing.     

Convective thermal conditions and the thermophoretic effect's impacts on a hybrid nanofluid over a moving thin needle

This research focuses on the heat source/sink, chemical reaction, and thermophoretic particle deposition in the influence of hybrid nanofluid over a moving thin needle subjected to a magnetic field. Using the appropriate transformations, a group of nonlinear partial differential equations may be converted to ordinary differential equations. Additionally, with the aid of computational software, the RKF-45 approach is used for the numerical assessment, as well as the shooting operation. It should be mentioned that the results' approval demonstrates a strong association with the previous findings. The resulting graphs mainly explain the fundamental characteristics of hybrid nanofluids and nanofluids, as well as the consequences of different restrictions. An increase in needle size enhances the velocity profile, temperature profile, and concentration profile. The radial and axial velocity profiles are reduced when the magnetic constraint is increased, whereas the thermal and concentration patterns are reversed. Improved heat source-sink as well as Biot number values will enhance the thermal profile. The concentration profiles will decrease due to reaction rate restrictions and thermophoretic limits. The inclusion of solid volume fraction reduces surface drag forces while increasing the rate of mass transfer. In most circumstances, hybrid nanofluid plays a prominent role than nanofluid.     

Multi-solitons of Thermophoretic Motion Equation Depicting the Wrinkle Propagation in Substrate-Supported Graphene Sheets

The paper addresses the thermophoretic motion (TM) equation, which is serviced to describe soliton-like thermophoresis of wrinkles in graphene sheet based on Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equation. The generalized unified method is capitalized to construct wrinkle-like multiple soliton solutions. Graphical analysis of one, two, and three-soliton solutions is carried out to depict certain properties like width, amplitude, shape, and open direction are adjustable through various parameters.     

Multiphysics numerical investigation of photothermal self-driving characteristics of SiO2@Au Janus microparticles for drug delivery

The photothermal self-driving process of Janus microparticles has wide application prospects in the fields of biomedicine. Since silica and gold have good biocompatibility and high photothermal conversion efficiency, the SiO₂@Au Janus microparticles are widely used as drug carriers. Based on the multiphysics coupling method, the photothermal self-driving process of SiO₂@Au Janus microparticles was investigated, wherein the substrate was SiO₂ particles and one side of the particles was coated with gold film. Under a continuous wave laser with irradiation of 20 W/cm², the distance covered by the Janus particles was increased by increasing the thickness of the gold film and reducing the size of the SiO₂ particles; the self-driving characteristics of the Janus particles were controlled substantially by increasing the intensity of the incident laser. Based on the simulation results, the thermophoretic motion and Brownian motion of particles can be measured by comparing the absolute values of the thermophoretic force impulse, Brownian force impulse, and drag force impulse. The Brownian force acting on Janus microparticles under low laser power cannot be ignored. Furthermore, the minimum laser power required for Janus particles to overcome Brownian motion was calculated. The results can effectively guide the design of Janus particles in biomedicine and systematically analyze the mechanism of particle thermophoretic motion during drug delivery.     

自由流区近壁蒸发及未蒸发颗粒的热泳分析

本文给出了自由分子流区作用在壁面附近蒸发及未蒸发颗粒上的热泳力的分析结果.分析中气体分子在壁面和颗粒表面处均假定为部分镜反射和部分漫反射.分析表明,作用在近壁颗粒上的热泳力不仅依赖于气体中的温度梯度,还和气体的压力以及壁面与气体温度比有关.颗粒表面的温度和镜反射分数对作用于未蒸发颗粒的热泳力没有影响,但明显影响作用于蒸发颗粒的热泳力.研究表明,近壁效应及蒸发对颗粒热泳的附加影响是不容忽视的.     

自由分子区内纳米颗粒的热泳力计算

基于非平衡态分子动力学模拟方法,研究了自由分子区内纳米颗粒的热泳特性.理论研究表明,纳米颗粒与周围气体分子之间的非刚体碰撞效应会明显地改变其热泳特性,经典的Waldmann热泳理论并不适用,但尚未有定量的直接验证.模拟计算结果表明:对于纳米颗粒而言,当气-固相互作用势能较弱或气体温度较高时,气体分子与纳米颗粒之间的非刚体碰撞效应可以忽略,Waldmann热泳理论与分子动力学模拟结果吻合较好;当气-固相互作用势能较强或气体温度较低时,非刚体碰撞效应较为明显,Waldmann热泳理论与模拟结果存在较大误差.基于分子动力学模拟结果,对纳米颗粒的等效粒径进行了修正,并考虑了气体分子与纳米颗粒之间的非刚体碰撞效应,理论计算结果与分子动力学模拟结果吻合较好.