Wave propagation in fluid-conveying viscoelastic carbon nanotubes under longitudinal magnetic field with thermal and surface effect via nonlocal strain gradient theory

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (08) ◽  
pp. 1750069 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaxin Zhen ◽  
Lin Zhou

Based on nonlocal strain gradient theory, wave propagation in fluid-conveying viscoelastic single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) is studied in this paper. With consideration of thermal effect and surface effect, wave equation is derived for fluid-conveying viscoelastic SWCNTs under longitudinal magnetic field utilizing Euler–Bernoulli beam theory. The closed-form expressions are derived for the frequency and phase velocity of the wave motion. The influences of fluid flow velocity, structural damping coefficient, temperature change, magnetic flux and surface effect are discussed in detail. SWCNTs’ viscoelasticity reduces the wave frequency of the system and the influence gets remarkable with the increase of wave number. The fluid in SWCNTs decreases the frequency of wave propagation to a certain extent. The frequency (phase velocity) gets larger due to the existence of surface effect, especially when the diameters of SWCNTs and the wave number decrease. The wave frequency increases with the increase of the longitudinal magnetic field, while decreases with the increase of the temperature change. The results may be helpful for better understanding the potential applications of SWCNTs in nanotechnology.

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 2986
Author(s):  
Rumeng Liu ◽  
Junhua Zhao ◽  
Lifeng Wang

The propagation characteristics of terahertz (THz) flexural waves in mass chain-filled single-walled carbon nanotubes (MCSCs) are studied using a continuum mechanics approach and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, where each single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) is modeled as a nonlocal Timoshenko beam based on the nonlocal strain gradient theory. The effect of the surrounding elastic medium and the van der Waals (vdW) interactions between the mass chain and the SWCNT on the wave propagation is quantitatively considered in governing equations, respectively. The analytical expressions of two flexural wave branches and the bandgap between the two branches are derived. When combining our MD simulations of the carbon-atom chain-filled SWCNT, the wave within the bandgap disperses rapidly, and the mass chain has a significant influence on the phase velocity of the flexural wave. The present theoretical solution has a high accuracy in a wide frequency range up to the THz region. In particular, the surrounding elastic medium of the MCSCs remarkably affects the phase velocity for low frequencies, but not for high frequencies. The present study indicates that the wave propagation of a SWCNT could be modulated by changing the filled mass chain and the surrounding elastic medium.


2022 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Reza Bahaadini ◽  
Ali Reza Saidi

Abstract According to the nonlocal strain gradient theory, wave propagation in magnetic nanotubes conveying magnetic nanoflow under longitudinal magnetic field is inspected. The nonlocal strain gradient Timoshenko beam model is coupled with magnetic nanoflow considering slip boundary condition to model fluid structure interaction. By applying Hamilton’s principle, the size-dependent governing equations of motion have been obtained. Calculation of the wave frequency as well as phase velocity has been carried out based on the harmonic solution. The influences of strain gradient length scale, nonlocal parameter, Knudsen number, longitudinal magnetic field and magnetic nanoflow on nanotubes’ wave propagation behavior have been examined. According to analytical results, the magnetic intensity related to the longitudinal magnetic field contributes significantly to increasing nanotubes’ wave frequency as well as phase velocity. Besides, the magnetic nanotubes conveying magnetic nanoflow predict the highest phase velocity and wave frequency. Also, the wave frequency decrease when the nonlocal parameter increases or the strain gradient length scale decreases. Moreover, an increase in fluid velocity reduces the wave frequency and phase velocity. Article highlights The nonlocal strain gradient Timoshenko beam model is considered. Wave propagation in magnetic nanotubes conveying magnetic nanoflow is studied. Longitudinal magnetic field and magnetic nanoflow with considering slip boundary condition is inspected. Wave frequency decrease when the nonlocal parameter increases or the strain gradient length scale decreases. Increase in fluid velocity reduces the wave frequency and phase velocity.


Author(s):  
Amir-Reza Asghari Ardalani ◽  
Ahad Amiri ◽  
Roohollah Talebitooti ◽  
Mir Saeed Safizadeh

Wave dispersion response of a fluid-carrying piezoelectric nanotube is studied in this paper utilizing an improved model for piezoelectric materials which capture a new effect known as flexoelectricity in conjunction with the surface elasticity. For this aim, a higher order shear deformation theory is employed to model the problem. Furthermore, strain gradient effect as well as nonlocal effect is taken into consideration throughout using the nonlocal strain gradient theory (NSGT). Surface elasticity is also considered to make an accurate size-dependent formulation. Additionally, a non-compressible and non-viscous fluid is taken into consideration to model the flow effect. The wave propagation solution is then implemented to the governing equations obtained by Hamiltonian’s approach. The phase velocity and group velocity of the nanotube is determined for three wave modes (i.e. shear, longitudinal and bending waves) to study the influence of various involved factors including strain gradient, nonlocality, flexoelectricity and surface elasticity and flow velocity on the wave dispersion curves. Results reveal a considerable effect of the flexoelectric phenomenon on the wave propagation properties especially at a specific domain of the wave number. The size-dependency of this effect is disclosed. Overall, it is found that the flexoelectricity exhibits a substantial influence on wave dispersion properties of the smart fluid-conveying systems. Hence, such size-dependent effect should be considered to achieve exact and accurate knowledge on wave propagation characteristics of the system.


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