Flow of water-methanol mixtures in graphene nanotubes

Abstract

We studied the behavior of water, methanol, and water-methanol mixtures in a system of two reservoirs joined by a graphene tube using Molecular Dynamics simulations. The imposition of a force field upon a part of the fluid causes a pressure difference between the reservoirs and induces fluid flow through the tube. We expect to see changes to the net flow according to variations in the molar fraction of the mixture.