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Nanofluidics and Nanofluids Journal of Nanotechnology Nanofluidics and Nanofluids Lead Guest Editor: Jianzhong Lin Guest Editors: Mingzhou Yu, Martin Seipenbusch, Xiaoke Ku, and Yu Feng Nanofluidics and Nanofluids Journal of Nanotechnology Nanofluidics and Nanofluids Lead Guest Editor: Jianzhong Lin Guest Editors: Mingzhou Yu, Martin Seipenbusch, Xiaoke Ku, and Yu Feng Copyright © 2019 Hindawi. All rights reserved. This is a special issue published in “Journal of Nanotechnology.” All articles are open access articles distributed under the Creative Com- mons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Editorial Board Simon Joseph Antony, UK Joanna Kargul, Poland Ramakrishna Podila, USA Raul Arenal, Spain Valery Khabashesku, USA Paresh Chandra Ray, USA Thierry Baron, France María J. Lázaro, Spain Marco Rossi, Italy Carlos R. Cabrera, Puerto Rico Eduard Llobet, Spain Jorge M. Seminario, USA Enkeleda Dervishi, USA Oleg Lupan, Moldova Xiaowei Sun, Singapore Dmitriy A. Dikin, USA Abdel Salam H. Makhlouf, USA Boris I. Yakobson, USA Dimitris Drikakis, UK Paolo Milani, Italy Yoke K. Yap, USA Thomas Fischer, Germany A. E. Miroshnichenko, Australia ChuanJianZhong,USA Noritada Kaji, Japan Tomonori Ohba, Japan Contents Nanofluidics and Nanofluids Jianzhong Lin , Mingzhou Yu, Martin Seipenbusch, Xiaoke Ku ,andYuFeng Editorial (2 pages), Article ID 8767624, Volume 2019 (2019) Shape Oscillation of a Single Microbubble in an Ultrasound Field Xian Li ,FubingBao ,andYuebingWang Research Article (6 pages), Article ID 3701047, Volume 2018 (2019) A New Spray Approach to Produce Uniform Ultrafine Coatings Lijuan Qian ,ShaoboSong ,andXiaoluLi Research Article (8 pages), Article ID 8978541, Volume 2018 (2019) Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Nanoscale Channel Flows with Rough Wall Using the Virtual-Wall Model Xiaohui Lin, Fu-bing Bao , Xiaoyan Gao, and Jiemin Chen Research Article (7 pages), Article ID 4631253, Volume 2018 (2019) Experimental Views of Tran-Bend Particle Deposition in Turbulent Flow with Nanoscale Effect Kun Zhou ,KeSun , Xiao Jiang, Shaojie Liu, Zhu He ,andZhouDing Review Article (10 pages), Article ID 7025458, Volume 2018 (2019) Study on the Interaction between Modes of a Nanoparticle-Laden Aerosol System Yueyan Liu , Kai Zhang ,andShunaYang Research Article (7 pages), Article ID 6374394, Volume 2018 (2019) Experimental Study on Expansion Characteristics of Core-Shell and Polymeric Microspheres Pengxiang Diwu, Baoyi Jiang, Jirui Hou, Zhenjiang You , Jia Wang, Liangliang Sun, Ye Ju, Yunbao Zhang, and Tongjing Liu Research Article (9 pages), Article ID 7602982, Volume 2018 (2019) Two-Dimensional Numerical Study on the Migration of Particle in a Serpentine Channel Yi Liu, Qucheng Li, and Deming Nie Research Article (10 pages), Article ID 2615404, Volume 2018 (2019) Iterative Dipole Moment Method for the Dielectrophoretic Particle-Particle Interaction in a DC Electric Field Qing Zhang and Kai Zhang Research Article (7 pages), Article ID 3539075, Volume 2018 (2019) Stochastic Simulation of Soot Formation Evolution in Counterflow Diffusion Flames Xiao Jiang, Kun Zhou , Ming Xiao ,KeSun,andYuWang Research Article (8 pages), Article ID 9479582, Volume 2018 (2019) Design and Numerical Study of Micropump Based on Induced Electroosmotic Flow Kai Zhang , Lengjun Jiang, Zhihan Gao, Changxiu Zhai, Weiwei Yan, and Shuxing Wu Research Article (6 pages), Article ID 4018503, Volume 2018 (2019) Simulation of Motion of Long Flexible Fibers with Different Linear Densities in Jet Flow Peifeng Lin ,WenqianXu,YuzhenJin,andZefeiZhu Research Article (10 pages), Article ID 8672106, Volume 2018 (2019) Simulation and Visualization of Flows Laden with Cylindrical Nanoparticles in a Mixing Layer Wenqian Lin and Peijie Zhang Research Article (6 pages), Article ID 6548689, Volume 2018 (2019) Modeling of Scattering Cross Section for Mineral Aerosol with a Gaussian Beam Wenbin Zheng and Hong Tang Research Article (7 pages), Article ID 6513634, Volume 2018 (2019) Numerical Research on Convective Heat Transfer and Resistance Characteristics of Turbulent Duct Flow Containing Nanorod-Based Nanofluids Fangyang Yuan ,JianzhongLin ,andJianfengYu Research Article (9 pages), Article ID 4349572, Volume 2018 (2019) The Asymptotic Behavior of Particle Size Distribution Undergoing Brownian Coagulation Based on the Spline-Based Method and TEMOM Model Qing He and Mingliang Xie Research Article (7 pages), Article ID 1579431, Volume 2018 (2019) Hindawi Journal of Nanotechnology Volume 2019, Article ID 8767624, 2 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/8767624 Editorial Nanofluidics and Nanofluids Jianzhong Lin ,1 Mingzhou Yu,2 Martin Seipenbusch,3 Xiaoke Ku ,1 and Yu Feng 4 1Department of Engineering Mechanics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China 2College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, China 3Institute of Chemical Process Engineering, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany 4School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA Correspondence should be addressed to Jianzhong Lin; [email protected] Received 5 November 2018; Accepted 5 November 2018; Published 2 May 2019 Copyright © 2019 Jianzhong Lin et al. &is is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. 1. Introduction behavior were also investigated. Liu et al. mathematically investigated the interaction of nanoparticle dynamics be- Nanofluidics is the research of the behavior, manipulation, tween modes by establishing two joint population balance and control of fluids which are confined to nanometer-sized equations (PBEs) in the paper entitled “Study on the In- structures, while nanofluids are a class of fluids which teraction between Modes of a Nanoparticle-Laden Aerosol contain nanoparticles. Both nanofluidics and nanofluids can System.” In another paper entitled “Modeling of Scattering exhibit novel physical behaviors not observed in larger Cross Section for Mineral Aerosol with a Gaussian Beam,” structures (e.g., increased viscosity, enhanced thermal Zheng and Tang studied the scattering cross section of conductivity, and special rheological and acoustical prop- nonspherical mineral particles within the Gaussian beam erties), which make them potentially useful in many ap- based on the Generalized Lorenz–Mie &eory (GLMT). A plications. Recently, the advancement in nanotechnology review covering particle flow measurement and nano- and has triggered a greater motivation to investigate nanofluidics microaerosol distribution and deposition was presented by and nanofluids in detail. Zhou et al. in their paper entitled “Experimental Views of Tran-Bend Particle Deposition in Turbulent Flow with 2. Overview of the Works Published in This Nanoscale Effect.” &e effect of environmental humidity, Special Issue particle and surface properties, nanoparticle formation, coagulation, or evolution phenomena on particle deposition &e papers published in this special issue cover a wide range was discussed. of research topics from fundamental physical concepts to &e second group consists of 9 papers and covers a wide applied technologies in the field of nanofluidics and range of micro/nanoscale particulate matter types (e.g., solid nanofluids. Both experimental and modeling studies are particles, droplets, bubbles, and flexible fibers) used in included, and they might be broadly categorized into three different applications. To understand the expansion char- groups. acteristic differences between polymeric and core-shell &e focus of the first group which consists of 4 papers is microspheres, Diwu et al. experimentally and mathemati- on aerosol systems. Particle size distribution (PSD) is one of cally investigated the expansion behaviors of these two types the most important properties of aerosol particles. In the of microspheres and provided insightful discussions towards paper entitled “&e Asymptotic Behavior of Particle Size the advantages of using those microspheres on oil recovery. Distribution Undergoing Brownian Coagulation Based on Details can be found in the paper entitled “Experimental the Spline-Based Method and TEMOM Model” by He and Study on Expansion Characteristics of Core-Shell and Xie, the PSD was reconstructed using finite moments based Polymeric Microspheres.” Soot formation and evolution are on a converted spline-based method, and the evolution of constantly investigated issues in combustion processes. Jiang PSD undergoing Brownian coagulation and its asymptotic et al. presented the paper entitled “Stochastic Simulation of 2 Journal of Nanotechnology Soot Formation Evolution in Counterflow Diffusion Particle Interaction in a DC Electric Field,” an iterative Flames,” in which soot formation and evolution in coun- dipole moment (IDM) method was applied to study the terflow diffusion flames were investigated. Moreover, two dielectrophoretic (DEP) forces of particle-particle in- detailed gas kinetic mechanisms (ABF and KM2) were also teractions in a two-dimensional DC electric field. &e re- compared with each other. Li et al. employed the volume-of- lationship between the chain patterns and the DEP fluid (VOF) method to investigate microbubble transport properties was found by tracking each particle movement. patterns in an ultrasound field in the paper entitled “Shape Oscillation of a Single Microbubble in an Ultrasound Field.” 3. Conclusions In another
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