A Method for Estimating the Computational Requirements of DSMC Simulations 1

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 95-113

  Rieffel, Marc A ^a  

^a Syracuse University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF GASES; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

COLLISION MODELING; COMPUTATIONAL REQUIREMENTS; DIRECT SIMULATION MONTE CARLO; FLOW CONFIGURATIONS; GRIDDING; MONTE CARLO'S SIMULATION; RAREFIED GAS FLOW; RUNTIMES; SIMULATION ARCHITECTURE; STORAGE REQUIREMENTS;

FORECASTING;

EID: 0001855328     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jcph.1998.6140     Document Type: Article

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