• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.9-17
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• 2016

Contact between solid surfaces is one of the most important factors that influence dynamic behavior in micro/nanoscale. Although numerous theories and experimental results on contact behavior have been proposed, a thorough investigation for nanomaterials is still not available owing to technical difficulties. Therefore, molecular dynamics simulation was performed to investigate the contact behavior of nanomaterials, and the application of conventional contact theories to nanoscale was assessed in this work. Particularly, the contact characteristics of cylindrical nanowires were examined via simulation and contact theories. For theoretical analysis, various contact models were utilized and work of adhesion, Hamaker constant and elastic modulus those are required for calculation of the models were obtained from both indentation simulation and tensile simulation. The contact area of the cylindrical nanowire was assessed directly through molecular dynamics simulation and compared with the results obtained from the theories. Determination of the contact area of the nanowires was carried out via simulation by counting each atom, which is within the equilibrium length. The results of the simulation and theoretical calculations were compared, and it was estimated that the discrepancy in the results calculated between the simulation and the theories was less than 10 except in the case of the smallest nanowires. As the result, it was revealed that contact models can be effectively utilized to assess the contact area of nanomaterials.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.1087-1094
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• 2008

본 연구는 활성탄을 사용한 n-hexane의 흡착공정에 있어서 분자수준에서 시작하여 공정단계에 이르는 다중규모 모사에 관하여 기술한다. 분자모사에서는 GCMC(Grand Canonical Monte Carlo) 방법을 이용하여 활성탄에서 n-hexane의 등온흡착식을 예측하고, 2차원 전산유체역학(CFD; Computational fluid dynamics) 모사를 통하여 흡착컬럼 내 유체흐름에 대한 수력학적 특성을 파악한다. 공정모사단계에서는 분자모사 및 유체역학 모사에서 각각 얻은 등온흡착식과 축방향 확산계수값을 이용하여 n-hexane의 용출곡선을 얻는다. 이러한 3단계 다중규모 모사기법을 활용하여 얻은 공정모사 결과는 펄스응답의 실험결과와 비교해볼 때, 온도와 유량변화에 따른 1차 모멘트(평균 체류시간)에 관하여 약 20% 미만의 오차범위에서 일치함을 확인할 수 있다. 이 결과로부터 분자수준에서 시작하는 다중규모 모사는 필요한 실험횟수를 줄이면서 흡착공정 개발을 가속화할 수 있는 가능성을 보여준다.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제33권8호
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• pp.559-564
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• 2009

The variation in the shape of water droplet moving on atomistically smooth solid surface in the presence of a constant body force is simulated using molecular dynamics simulation. We investigated how the advancing and receding contact angle of the moving water droplet changes on a solid surface having various characteristic energies. From the MD simulation results, we obtained the density profile defined as the number of water molecules at a given position. Then, assuming the water droplet periphery to be a circle, we calculated the contact angles by using a nonlinear fitting of the half-density contour line. The present simulation clearly shows the different profile of the advancing and receding contact angle for these three different interaction potential between the water droplet and the solid surface.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.361-366
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• 2011

몬테칼로 시뮬레이션 방법을 사용하여 유기화합물의 열역학적 물성을 예측하는 새로운 분자 시뮬레이션 소프트웨어를 개발하였다. 분자 구조, 분자간 포텐셜 에너지 함수와 엄밀한 통계역학적 원리로부터 많은 분자들을 포함한 계의 거동에 대한 확률 분포를 구하고 거시적인 계의 열역학적 물성을 계산한다. 본 연구에서 개발된 소프트웨어 cheMC는 윈도우즈 플랫폼에 기반하여 사용자 접근성이 좋고, 가시화 도구 및 차트 생성 기능 등 직관적인 인터페이스로 시뮬레이션 관리가 쉽다. 분자 시뮬레이션은 기존의 상태 방정식을 사용한 열역학 물성 연구를 보완하고, 향후 그 역할이 점점 더 커질 것으로 기대된다.

• 공업화학
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.551-556
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• 2022

분리막을 활용한 수처리 공정을 통해 얻어진 담수된 물은 전 세계적인 물 부족 문제를 해결해 줄 수 있는 유망한 기술로 많은 주목을 받고 있다. 오늘날 담수화에 가장 널리 활용되고 있는 역삼투압 분리막 기반 공정은 지구상에 풍부한 바닷물을 담수화하는 기술이기 때문에 산업적으로도 그 잠재성이 매우 풍부하다. 이러한 담수 공정 성능을 향상시키기 위해서는 분리막의 역삼투압 메커니즘을 원자/분자 수준에서 이해할 필요가 있다. 본 총설에서는 오늘날 소재 연구에 있어 중요한 역할을 담당하고 있는 분자 전산모사에 대한 소개와 함께 역삼투압 분리막 연구 개발에 있어 원자/분자 수준에서의 전산모사 역할을 소개하고자 한다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제34권8호
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• pp.2466-2472
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• 2013

Human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) is a causative agent of Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), which has affected a large population of the world. Viral envelope glycoprotein (gp120) is an intrinsic protein for HIV-1 to enter into human host cells. Molecular docking guided molecular dynamics (MD) simulation was performed to explore the interaction mechanism of heterobiaryl derivative with gp120. MD simulation result of inhibitor-gp120 complex demonstrated stability. Our MD simulation results are consistent with most of the previous mutational and modeling studies. Inhibitor has an interaction with the CD4 binding region. Van der Waals interaction between inhibitor and Val255, Thr257, Asn425, Met426 and Trp427 were important. This preliminary MD model could be useful in exploiting heterobiaryl-gp120 interaction in greater detail, and will likely to shed lights for further utilization in the development of more potent inhibitors.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제16권11호
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• pp.1440-1447
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• 2002

Adhesion of a hemispherical tip to the flat surface in nano-structures is simulated using the molecular dynamics technique. The tip and plates are modeled with the Lennard-Jones molecules. The simulation focuses on the deformation of the tip. Detailed descriptions on the evolution of interaction force, the energy dissipation due to adhesion hysteresis, the forma- tion-growth-breakage of adhesive junction as well as the evolution of molecular distribution during the process are presented. The effects of the tip size, the maximum tip approach, the tip temperature, and the affinity between the tip and the mating plate are also discussed.

• Interaction and multiscale mechanics
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.353-374
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• 2009

A new seamless multiscale simulation was developed for coupling the continuum model with its molecular dynamics. Kriging-based Finite Element Method (K-FEM) is employed to model the continuum base of the entire domain, while the molecular dynamics (MD) is confined in a localized domain of interest. In the coupling zone, where the MD domain overlaps the continuum model, the overall Hamiltonian is postulated by contributions from the continuum and the molecular overlays, based on a quartic spline scaling parameter. The displacement compatibility in this coupling zone is then enforced by the Lagrange multiplier technique. A multiple-time-step velocity Verlet algorithm is adopted for its time integration. The validation of the present method is reported through numerical tests of one dimensional atomic lattice. The results reveal that at the continuum/MD interface, the commonly reported spurious waves in the literature are effectively eliminated in this study. In addition, the smoothness of the transition from MD to the continuum can be significantly improved by either increasing the size of the coupling zone or expanding the nodal domain of influence associated with K-FEM.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제10권8호
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• pp.581-588
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• 2000

Free surface를 가진 레나트-존스 이원계의 가열, 냉각에 따른 상전이를 molecular dynamics simulation을 이용하여 연구하였다. 용매-용질우너자간의 size misfit과 용질우너자의 농도변화에 따른 상전이 거동을 살펴본 결과 size misfit과 용질원자의 농도가 증가함에 따라 가열시 용융시 낮은 온도에서 쉽게 발생하였고, 냉각시 임계냉각속도가 감소하여 결정화는 어려워졌다.

• 한국소성가공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소성가공학회 2007년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.348-351
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• 2007

Simulations of the buckling behavior of a single wall carbon nanotube(SWCNT) was carried out using molecular dynamics simulation. Molecular dynamics simulations were done with 1fs of time step. Tersoff's potential function was used as the interatomic potential function since it has been proved to be reliable to describe the C-C bonds in carbon nanotubes. Compressive force was applied by moving the top end of the nanotube at a constant velocity. Buckling behavior under compressive load was observed for (15,15) armchair SWCNTs with 2nm of diameter and 24.9nm of length. Buckling load and critical strain is obtained from the MD simulation. Deformation occurred on the top region of the CNT because of fast downward velocity.