Direct simulation of condensation in a one-dimensional unsteady expansion: Microscopic mechanisms

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Zhong, Jiaqiang ^a   Zeifman, Michael I ^a   Levin, Deborah A ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; JETS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; UNSTEADY FLOW;

CONDENSATION FLOW; MICROSCOPIC MECHANISMS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL UNSTEADY EXPANSION;

SUPERSONIC FLOW;

ARGON; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; JETS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SUPERSONIC FLOW; UNSTEADY FLOW;

EID: 31144455039     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2145748     Document Type: Article

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