Terahertz wave characteristics of a single-walled carbon nanotube containing a fluid flow using the nonlocal Timoshenko beam model

Narendar, S and Gopalakrishnan, S (2010) Terahertz wave characteristics of a single-walled carbon nanotube containing a fluid flow using the nonlocal Timoshenko beam model. In: Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures, 42 (5). pp. 1706-1712.

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Abstract

This paper presents the effect of nonlocal scaling parameter on the terahertz wave propagation in fluid filled single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). The SWCNT is modeled as a Timoshenko beam,including rotary inertia and transverse shear deformation by considering the nonlocal scale effects. A uniform fluid velocity of 1000 m/s is assumed. The analysis shows that, for a fluid filled SWCNT, the wavenumbers of flexural and shear waves will increase and the corresponding wave speeds will decrease as compared to an empty SWCNT. The nonlocal scale parameter introduces certain band gap region in both flexural and shear wave mode where no wave propagation occurs. This is manifested in the wavenumber plots as the region where the wavenumber tends to infinite (or wave speed tends to zero). The frequency at which this phenomenon occurs is called the ``escape frequency''. The effect of fluid density on the terahertz wave propagation in SWCNT is also studied and the analysis shows that as the fluid becomes denser, the wave speeds will decrease. The escape frequency decreases with increase in nonlocal scaling parameter, for both wave modes. We also show that the effect of fluid density and velocity are negligible on the escape frequencies of flexural and shear wave modes. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier Science.
Keywords:	Carbon nanotube;Nonlocal elasticity;Wavenumber;Dispersion; Phase speed;Cut-off frequency;Escape frequency
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Aerospace Engineering(Formerly Aeronautical Engineering)
Date Deposited:	08 Jun 2010 05:32
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 06:00
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/27246

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