The direct simulation Monte Carlo method using unstructured adaptive mesh and its application

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 351-375

  Wu, J S ^a   Tseng, K C ^a   Kuo, C H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adaptive mesh; Cylinder flow; Driven cavity flow; DSMC; Knudsen number; Mesh refinement

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FLOW OF FLUIDS; GASES; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

CAVITY FLOWS;

FLUID MECHANICS;

ARGON; CYLINDER; FLOW AROUND OBJECT; GAS FLOW; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; RAREFIED GAS;

EID: 0037050730     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.229     Document Type: Article

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