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Simul<strong>at</strong>i<strong>on</strong> Results - Octane & Pentane• <strong>COMSOL</strong> simul<strong>at</strong>i<strong>on</strong> was applied to anoctane meniscus <strong>at</strong> a higher he<strong>at</strong> fluxand a pentane meniscus.1412108OctaneExperimental D<strong>at</strong>aComsol Simul<strong>at</strong>i<strong>on</strong>slip length β = 80 nmδ 0= 2.8 nmq = 0.75 W• Simul<strong>at</strong>i<strong>on</strong> was able to successfullyreproduce the curv<strong>at</strong>ure pr<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>iles for bothfluids.642• Adsorbed film thicknesses are lowerthan those measured experimentally, butthe trend reproduces experimentalobserv<strong>at</strong>i<strong>on</strong>s.– Pentane adsorbed film thicknessesare much larger than octane.00.00.20.4r<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ilePositi<strong>on</strong>0.60.81.0• Slip lengths are not unreas<strong>on</strong>ably large,but more experimental work is neededto determine if they exist.<strong>COMSOL</strong> User's C<strong>on</strong>ference, Bost<strong>on</strong> 11

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