Table 2 Parameters used in this simulation
From: Numerical study of instability of nanofluids: the coagulation effect and sedimentation effect
| Simulation domains (L x , L y , L z ) | (4d, 4d, 256d) |
|---|---|
| Mesh sizes (δ x , δ y , δ z ) | (4d, 4d, 4d) |
| Temperature T (°C) | 25 |
| Hamaker constant A (J) | 2 × 10-20 |
| Diameters of particle (d0, d1, d2), (nm) | (10, 25, 50) |
| Density of fluid ρf (kg/m3) | 0.993 × 103 |
| Density of particle (ρp) (kg/m3) | 6.4 × 103 |
| Viscosity of fluid η (Pa s) | 1.0 × 10-3 |
| Simulation time step Δt (ns) | 10 |
