Simulation of micro- and nano-scale flows via the lattice Boltzmann method

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 362, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 68-77

  Zhou, Y ^a   Zhang, R ^a   Staroselsky, I ^a   Chen, H ^a   Kim, W T ^b   Jhon, M S ^b  

^a EXA CORPORATION   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Knudsen number; Lattice Boltzmann; Micro scale; Nano scale; PowerFLOW

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOMETRY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PRESSURE DROP;

KNUDSEN NUMBER; LATTICE BOLTZMANN; MICRO-SCALE; NANO-SCALE; POWERFLOW;

FLUID MECHANICS;

EID: 31944452059     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2005.09.037     Document Type: Article

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