Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Two Dimensional Flow Past a Plate
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Two Dimensional Flow Past a Plate
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通过板的二维流动的分子动力学模拟
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1992
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D. Evans
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S. Cui;D. Evans
Abstract We describe molecular dynamics simulations of ∼ 50,000 disks flowing past a plate. The simulations were performed using an algorithm which improves the velocity and temperature stability of the inlet fluid stream. At Reynolds numbers of ∼ 30 and ∼ 60, vortices were observed to alternately peel off the two edges of the plate. At a Reynolds number of ∼ 15, the flow showed the laminar flow behaviour. We measured the drag coefficient of the plate as a function of Reynolds number and describe the spatial/temporal variation of local thermodynamic variables, (i.e. density, temperature and pressure). Relatively low values of the local density and temperature were found to correspond with the centers of the vortices. In spite of relatively large variations in temperature and density in the down stream fluid, local thermodynamic equilibrium was satisfied with considerable accuracy at all positions in the system.