Development of a kinetic nucleation model for a free-expanding argon condensation flow

AIAA Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 902-911

  Zhong, Jiaqiang ^a,b   Levin, Deborah A ^a,b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Aerospace Engineering ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSICAL NUCLEATION THEORY (CNT); DIRECT SIMULATION MONTE CARLO (DSMC); FREE-EXPANDING JETS; INCUBATION TIME;

ARGON; CONDENSATION; KINETIC THEORY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SURFACE TENSION;

NUCLEATION;

EID: 34247342790     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.28234     Document Type: Article

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