Monte Carlo simulation of nonequilibrium flow in a low-power hydrogen arcjet

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 3086-3095

  Boyd, Iain D ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW; JET; MONTE CARLO MODELING;

EID: 0030665670     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.869474     Document Type: Article

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