Table 2 Comparison for flow enhancement of water in CNT.

From: Flow of long chain hydrocarbons through carbon nanotubes (CNTs)

This study (simulation)

Holt et al.13 (experiment)

Thomas et al.27 (simulation)

Diameter (nm)

Enhancement

Diameter (nm)

Enhancement

Diameter (nm)

Enhancement

1

1370

–

–

1.6–5

 ~ 500

2

925

2

 ~ 1000

4

390

–

–

8

125

–

–

5–10

 ~ 100

–

–

–

–

 > 10

1–10

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