Classical dynamical density functional theory: from fundamentals to applications

M te Vrugt, H Löwen, R Wittkowski - Advances in Physics, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Classical dynamical density functional theory (DDFT) is one of the cornerstones of modern
statistical mechanics. It is an extension of the highly successful method of classical density …

The measurement of Soret and thermodiffusion coefficients in binary and ternary liquid mixtures

W Köhler, A Mialdun, MM Bou-Ali… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
This review provides an overview of the major, currently used techniques for investigating
the Soret effect and measuring thermodiffusion and Soret coefficients, and in most cases …

Flow structure transition in thermal vibrational convection

XL Guo, JZ Wu, BF Wang, Q Zhou… - Journal of Fluid …, 2023 - cambridge.org
This study investigates the effect of vibration on the flow structure transitions in thermal
vibrational convection (TVC) systems, which occur when a fluid layer with a temperature …

Active matter in space

G Volpe, C Bechinger, F Cichos, R Golestanian… - npj …, 2022 - nature.com
In the last 20 years, active matter has been a highly dynamic field of research, bridging
fundamental aspects of non-equilibrium thermodynamics with applications to biology …

Diffusion in liquid mixtures

A Vailati, H Bataller, MM Bou-Ali, M Carpineti… - npj …, 2023 - nature.com
The understanding of transport and mixing in fluids in the presence and in the absence of
external fields and reactions represents a challenging topic of strategic relevance for space …

Effects of gravity modulation on the dynamics of a radial A+ B→ C reaction front

Y Stergiou, MJB Hauser, A Comolli, F Brau… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The dynamics of radial A+ B→ C reaction fronts can be affected by buoyancy-driven
convection. Motivated by recent advances in reaction-diffusion–advection (RDA) systems …

The Soret coefficients of the ternary system water/ethanol/triethylene glycol and its corresponding binary mixtures

M Schraml, H Bataller, C Bauer, MM Bou-Ali… - The European Physical …, 2021 - Springer
Thermodiffusion in ternary mixtures is considered prototypic for the Soret effect of truly
multicomponent systems. We discuss ground-based measurements of the Soret coefficient …

Vibration-induced morphological evolution of a melting solid under microgravity

WP Fang, JZ Wu, ZL Huang, BF Wang… - Journal of Fluid …, 2024 - cambridge.org
We study the melting process of a solid under microgravity, driven solely by lateral vibrations
that are perpendicular to the applied temperature gradient due to the absence of gravity …

Giant fluctuations induced by thermal diffusion in complex liquids

A Vailati, P Baaske, H Bataller, S Bolis… - Microgravity science and …, 2020 - Springer
The GRADFLEX experiment of ESA has shown that under microgravity conditions a
stationary thermodiffusion process is accompanied by giant non-equilibrium fluctuations with …

Thermophoresis as a technique for separation of nanoparticle species in microfluidic devices

A Errarte, A Martin-Mayor, M Aginagalde, I Iloro… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents numerical studies of thermophoresis approach for separation of
nanoparticles in liquid media. We simulated the thermophoresis process to test it as a …