Study on micronozzle flow and propulsion performance using DSMC and continuum methods

Acta Mechanica Sinica/Lixue Xuebao

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 409-416

  Liu, Minghou ^a   Zhang, Xianfeng ^a   Zhang, Genxuan ^a   Chen, Yiliang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Continuum model; DSMC; Micronozzle; Slip boundary condition; Thrust efficiency

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; GEOMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PROPULSION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; WALL FLOW;

CONTINUUM MODEL; MICRONOZZLE FLOW; PROPULSION PERFORMANCE; SLIP BOUNDARY CONDITION; THRUST EFFICIENCY;

NOZZLES;

EID: 33751582905     PISSN: 05677718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10409-006-0020-y     Document Type: Article

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