Modeling and Simulation of Carbon Nanotubes-Pore Model

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

Abstract

Porous oil-containing materials have broad development prospects in the aerospace field because of their self-lubricating properties. In this research, we proposed a method for modeling the pore model of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) based on the random seed method. This method is used to analyze the porous oil-bearing material containing carbon nanotubes from a microscopic point of view. We used Digimat software to generate a random distribution model of carbon nanotubes through the random seed method, and Comsol Multiphysics software to build a carbon nanotubes-pore model through Boolean operations. In this study, Comsol Multiphysics software was also used to carry out the oil absorption simulation and oil rejection simulation of the model. The influence of the mass fraction and diameter of carbon nanotubes on the oil-bearing properties of porous materials was summarized. The results showed that the incorporation of carbon nanotubes can effectively improve the rate for oil retention of porous materials and will slightly reduce the capillary oil absorption rate of porous materials. The feasibility of the carbon nanotubes-pore model was verified.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Mechanical Design - Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Mechanical Design, ICMD 2021
EditorsJianrong Tan
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.
Pages257-268
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9789811673801
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
EventInternational Conference on Mechanical Design, ICMD 2021 - Changsha, China
Duration: 11 Aug 202113 Aug 2021

Publication series

NameMechanisms and Machine Science
Volume111
ISSN (Print)2211-0984
ISSN (Electronic)2211-0992

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Mechanical Design, ICMD 2021
Country/TerritoryChina
CityChangsha
Period11/08/2113/08/21

Keywords

  • Carbon nanotubes
  • Pore model
  • Porous materials
  • Self-lubricating
  • Simulation

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Modeling and Simulation of Carbon Nanotubes-Pore Model'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this