Lattice Boltzmann BGK model for gas flow in a microchannel

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 222, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1855-1860

  Aminfar, H ^a   Mohammadpourfard, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Knudsen number; Lattice Boltzmann method; Microchannel; Transition regime

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ASPECT RATIO; DROP FORMATION; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; PRESSURE DROP; RELAXATION PROCESSES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RHENIUM; TWO PHASE FLOW;

ACCOMMODATION COEFFICIENTS; BGK MODELS; FLUID MEDIUMS; GAS FLOWS; KNUDSEN NUMBER; KNUDSEN NUMBERS; LATTICE BOLTZMANN; LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD; LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHODS; MICRODEVICES; MICROELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; NUMBER OF ITERATIONS; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTIONS; TRANSITION REGIME; TRANSITION REGIONS;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 54249112814     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544062JMES809     Document Type: Article

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