Direct simulation Monte Carlo modeling of homogeneous condensation in supersonic plumes

AIAA Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1784-1796

  Zhong, Jiaqiang ^a,c   Zeifman, Michael I ^a,c   Levin, Deborah A ^a,c   Gimelshein, Sergey F ^b,c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Department of Aerospace Engineering ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; EVAPORATION; JETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUCLEATION; SUPERSONIC FLOW;

HOMOGENEOUS CONDENSATION; KINETIC MODELS; SCALING LAWS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

THERMAL PLUMES;

EID: 24144478590     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.9566     Document Type: Article

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