Relaxation time simulation method with internal energy exchange for perfect gas flow at near-continuum conditions

Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1277-1282

  Wang, Moran ^a   Macrossan, Michael ^b   Li, Zhixin ^c  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

DSMC; Monte Carlo method; Near continuum flow; RTSM

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RELAXATION TIME;

INTERNAL ENERGY EXCHANGE SCHEME; NEAR-CONTINUUM FLOW; RELAXATION TIME SIMULATION METHOD;

FLOW OF GASES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; FLOW OF GASES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RELAXATION TIME;

EID: 34047131129     PISSN: 10075704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnsns.2006.01.012     Document Type: Article

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