Moment equations of a conservative multigroup approximation to the nonlinear 3D Boltzmann equation

Transport Theory and Statistical Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 203-221

  Galler, M ^a   Rossani, A ^b   Schurrer F ^a  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Boltzmann equation; Conservative model equations; Kramer problem; Revised multigroup approach

Indexed keywords

EID: 2542622968     PISSN: 00411450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/TT-120037807     Document Type: Article

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