Calculating elastic properties of confined simple fluids

Author

Christopher D. Dobrzanski, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Document Type

Dissertation

Date of Award

5-31-2020

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering - (Ph.D.)

Department

Chemical and Materials Engineering

First Advisor

Gennady Gor

Second Advisor

Rajesh N. Dave

Third Advisor

Roman S. Voronov

Fourth Advisor

Kathleen McEnnis

Fifth Advisor

Daniel Siderius

Abstract

Confinement in nanoporous materials is known to affect many properties of the fluids confined within their pores. The elastic properties are no exception. This dissertation begins with an overview of the relevant literature on ways of obtaining elastic properties of confined fluids. It outlines some fundamental gaps in our understanding. The chapters following address some of these gaps in understanding elastic properties of the confined fluid, in particular, how the shape of the confining pore matters, how supercriticality effects the properties, how an equation of state designed for confined fluids can be used to calculate elastic properties, and if an effective medium theory can accurately describe the elastic properties of fluid-saturated nanoporous materials. This dissertation concludes with some of the potential future improvements that can further our understanding of confinement effects on elastic properties.

Recommended Citation

Dobrzanski, Christopher D., "Calculating elastic properties of confined simple fluids" (2020). Dissertations. 1587.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/dissertations/1587