Gas enrichment at liquid-wall interfaces.
Molecular dynamics simulations of Lennard-Jones systems are performed to study the effects of dissolved gas on liquid-wall and liquid-gas interfaces. Gas enrichment at walls, which for hydrophobic walls can exceed more than 2 orders of magnitude when compared to the gas density in the bulk liquid, is observed. As a consequence, the liquid structure close to the wall is considerably modified, leading to an enhanced wall slip. At liquid-gas interfaces gas enrichment which reduces the surface tension is found.
Dammer
Stephan M
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Department of Applied Physics, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
Lohse
Detlef
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