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The effect of Cu nanoparticles on the characteristics of vapor–liquid interface of argon at various saturated temperatures by molecular dynamic simulation

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In this study, the effect of copper nanoparticles on the interface properties of liquid–vapor argon is investigated by molecular dynamics simulation. Stoddard Ford potential function has been utilized to estimate the interactions of argon–argon and argon–copper particles. Simulation is done in the nanoscale computational domain to phase change of vapor to liquid at different saturated temperatures. Density values and surface tension for different cutoff radii are obtained. It is demonstrated that in the \(r_{\text{c}} = 4\sigma\) calculated values are acceptable. Simulation results show that nanoparticles change the interface properties of liquid–vapor argon. With addition of nanoparticles, liquid density decreases and vapor density increases. Nanoparticles displace density distribution and cause fluctuations in the density profile. Also, surface tension increases with increase in nanoparticle concentration.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

    Shabnam Ghahremanian

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Hafez Ave., P.O. Box 15916-34311, Tehran, Iran

    Abbas Abbassi

  3. Energy Research Center, Amirkabir University of Technology, Hafez Ave., P.O. Box 15916-34311, Tehran, Iran

    Zohreh Mansoori

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Khomeinishahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khomeinishahr, Iran

    Davood Toghraie

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Ghahremanian, S., Abbassi, A., Mansoori, Z. et al. The effect of Cu nanoparticles on the characteristics of vapor–liquid interface of argon at various saturated temperatures by molecular dynamic simulation. J Therm Anal Calorim 139, 3725–3733 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-019-08711-w

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