Comparing macroscopic continuum models for rarefied gas dynamics: A new test method

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 218, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 748-769

  Zheng, Yingsong ^a   Reese, Jason M ^a   Struchtrup, Henning ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Burnett equations; Microfluidics; Moment equations; Non continuum effects; Rarefied gas flows

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; FLOW OF GASES; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; GAS DYNAMICS; GASES; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; KINETIC PARAMETERS; KINETIC THEORY OF GASES; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; SHOCK WAVES;

BURNETT EQUATIONS; CONTINUUM MODEL; FOURIER EQUATIONS; KNUDSEN; MOMENT EQUATIONS; NAVIER STOKES; NON-CONTINUUM EFFECTS; RAREFIED GAS FLOW; REGULARIZED 13 MOMENT EQUATIONS; TEST METHOD;

BOLTZMANN EQUATION;

EID: 33748914298     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2006.03.005     Document Type: Article

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