ABSTRACT
Nanoscale heat transfer invariably deals with physical phenomena in domains where the sizes are so small that they affect the definitions of thermophysical properties based on macroscopic considerations. The applications of nanoscale heat transfer analysis are concerned with the thermal performance of nanoscale systems, as well as the thermal phenomena associated with the manufacture of nanoscale systems. In nanoscale physical dimensions, analysis of phenomena often considers the energy carriers to have both wave and particle characteristics. Analysis of heat transfer processes in nanoscale size-affected domains requires treatment different from that of macroscopic phenomena in large scale systems. Radiative heat transfer in nanoscale structures impose special problems because of the subwavelength physical dimensions associated with the structures. Molecular dynamics is essentially a process which allows a system to evolve in time, based on the laws of classical mechanics. The pool boiling phenomenon has been simulated using molecular dynamics, primarily to obtain the latent heat variations due to nanoparticle inclusion.
