Monte Carlo simulation of the propagation of a disturbance in the channel flow of a rarefied gas

Computers and Mathematics with Applications

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 41-53

  Stefanov, S ^a   Cercignani, C ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (Bulgaria)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Channel flow; Direct simulation; Kinetic theory

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAS DYNAMICS; KINETIC THEORY OF GASES;

DIRECT MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; RAREFIED GAS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 0031644864     PISSN: 08981221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0898-1221(97)00257-5     Document Type: Article

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