Parallel three-dimensional direct simulation Monte Carlo method and its applications

Computers and Fluids

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1133-1160

  Wu, J S ^a   Lian, Y Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RAY TRACING; SUPERSONIC FLOW;

MOLECULAR COLLISION KINETICS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

FLUID FLOW; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION;

EID: 0037412061     PISSN: 00457930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7930(02)00083-X     Document Type: Article

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