ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Molecular dynamics simulations have been performed on a simple fluid in the non-Newtonian regime in order to study the nature of diffusion in the presence of shear stress. The nonequilibrium molecular dynamics (NEMD) sllod algorithm is used to generate a homogeneous boundary driven Couette flow. The elements of the tensor of diffusion coefficients have been evaluated by three different routes: through Einstein relations with the corresponding elements of the tensor of molecule displacements, through Green–Kubo expressions involving tensor of momentum autocorrelation functions and cross-correlation functions, and by utilizing an NEMD color field method. All three routes to the tensor of diffusion coefficients are shown to yield consistent results. A simple spherically symmetric Lennard-Jones fluid at its triple point was used in the simulation study. We find that in a Couette strain field of sufficiently large strain rate, diffusion in all directions is enhanced substantially. We propose and verify a new asymptotic relationship between the diagonal elements of the tensor of diffusion coefficients and the strain rate.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.459886
