Monte Carlo simulation of hydrodynamic drag and thermophoresis of fractal aggregates of spheres in the free-molecule flow regime

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 242-259

  Mackowski, Daniel W ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Mobility; Soot; Transport

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SOOT; THERMOPHORESIS;

MOBILITY; TRANSPORT;

DRAG;

AEROSOL; DRAG; HYDRODYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY;

EID: 32644463535     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2004.11.011     Document Type: Article

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