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Viscosity of Nano-confined Flows

Nano-confined fluid in the close vicinity of a wall exhibits rich variety of fluid-dynamic behaviour including density layering, enhanced or inhibited transport coefficients, phase transitions, etc. Computer simulations as well as experimental studies show deviations from classical Navier-Stokes and isotropic behaviour. In this talk we will discuss the continuum interpretation of the fluid-mechanical phenomena observed for nano-confined flows. We will also present the anisotropic and non-local character of viscosity, based on Green-Kubo formulation and equilibrium molecular dynamics (EMD) simulations.

References:
B. D. Todd and J. S. Hansen. Nonlocal viscous transport and the effect on fluid stress. Phys. Rev. E, 78(5), 2008.
H. Hoang and G. Galliero. Local viscosity of a fluid confined in a narrow pore. Phys. Rev. E, 86(2), 2012.