Research Article

Rayleigh-Ritz Vibrational Analysis of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Based on the Nonlocal Flügge Shell Theory

Table 2

Comparison between the present shell model and the beam model given in [30] for the first three natural frequencies of a double-walled CNT with different boundary conditions ().

Frequencies (THz)Length (nm)
1416182024262830

CC/SS0.87600.68760.55310.45390.32080.27500.23830.2084
1.050.810.640.520.360.310.270.23
2.21091.76541.43851.19250.85480.73650.64070.5623
2.842.201.751.431.000.850.730.64
3.86793.14762.60382.18481.59441.38281.20981.0666
5.184.173.362.761.941.661.431.25

CC/FF0.92900.72760.58430.47900.33810.28970.25090.2194
1.040.80.530.510.360.310.260.23
2.32301.84841.50271.24370.88980.76610.66620.5844
2.842.21.751.420.990.850.730.64
4.06093.28572.70802.26661.64911.42901.24931.1008
5.144.163.362.761.941.661.431.25

CC/CC0.92770.72690.58390.47880.33800.28960.25090.2193
1.08
2.31761.84551.50101.24270.88930.76580.66600.5842
2.94
4.04203.27562.70212.26301.64751.42791.24841.1002
5.49

Based on the present shell model.
Based on the beam model given by Xu et al. [30].