Influence of AFM Tip Temperature on THF Hydrate Stability: Theoretical Model and Numerical Simulation

Table 1

The parameters of the numerical model [12, 16].

Parameter name	Value	Units
Power of the laser beam,	0.001	W
Laser absorptivity,	0.1
Convective heat exchange coefficient,	13.2	W/m^2·°C
Room temperature,	22	°C
Thermal conductivity of the N4Si3 probe,	18	W/m·°C
Thermal conductivity of THF hydrate sample,	Linear interpolation (others)	W/m·°C
THF hydrate temperature,	-30, -20, -10, 0	°C
Contact radii,	2.5, 5, 10, 20	nm