Accuracy and efficiency of the sophisticated direct simulation Monte Carlo algorithm for simulating noncontinuum gas flows

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Bird, G A ^a   Gallis, M A ^a   Torczynski, J R ^b   Rader, D J ^b  

^a GAB Consulting Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOLTZMANN EQUATION; EFFICIENCY; POLYNOMIAL APPROXIMATION;

CHAPMAN-ENSKOG; DIRECT SIMULATION MONTE CARLO; HARD-SPHERE GAS; HIGH-PRECISION; ORIGINAL ALGORITHMS; SONINE POLYNOMIALS; TANGENTIAL VELOCITIES; THEORETICAL VALUES;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 59649103490     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3067865     Document Type: Article

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