Simulations for gas flows in microgeometries using the direct simulation Monte Carlo method

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 975-985

  Wang, Moran ^a   Li, Zhixin ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Corner flow; DSMC; Gas flow; MEMS; Microchannel; Orifice flow

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; ORIFICES; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

CONTINUUM THEORY; DIRECT SIMULATION MONTE CARLO (DSMC) METHOD; MICROGAS FLOW;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

GAS FLOW; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODEL; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION;

EID: 11344293140     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2004.02.024     Document Type: Article

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