Hybrid continuum-direct simulation monte carlo and particle-laden flow modeling in the head-disk interface gap

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 4929-4932

  John, Benzi ^a   Damodaran, M ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Hard disk drive; Head disk interface gap; Hybrid continuum direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC); Schwarz coupling; Two phase direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC)

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF GASES; HARD DISK STORAGE; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

AIR FLOW MODELING; DIRECT SIMULATION MONTE CARLO; DIRECT SIMULATION MONTE CARLO METHOD; HARD DISK DRIVE; HEAD DISK INTERFACE; PARTICLE LADEN FLOWS; PARTICLE TRAJECTORIES; SCHWARZ ALTERNATING METHOD;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 70449339177     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2009.2029390     Document Type: Article

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