Solvation force in hard ellipsoid molecular liquids with rod-sphere and rod- surface interactions

In a previous study, one of the authors of this work calculated the solvation force of a hard ellipsoid fluid with hard Gaussian overlap potential using hard needle wall interaction and non-linear equation proposed by Grimson- Rickyazen. In the present study, using density functional theory and extended restricted orientation model, the solvation force of hard ellipsoid fluid in the presence of more realistic rod-sphere and rod-surface interactions si calculated. We investigate weak and strong molecule-surface coupling strengths. The colloids distance effects on density profiles are calculated. We could not find the exact or simulation results for comparison. The results in the case k  3.0 are compared with the solvation force of hard Gaussian overlap fluid and hard needle-wall interaction. The results corresponded, qualitatively.