Numerical investigation from rarefied flow to continuum by solving the Boltzmann model equation

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 361-382

  Li, Zhi Hui ^a,b   Xhang, Han Xin ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA AERODYNAMICS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Boltzmann model equation; Continuum flow; Discrete velocity ordinate method; Gas kinetic theory; NND finite difference scheme; Rarefied gas flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLUID MECHANICS; FUNCTIONS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION;

CONTINUUM MECHANICS;

FLOW REGIME RELATIONS; GAS FLOW; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; RAREFIED GAS; VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0038380537     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.517     Document Type: Article

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