Computation of head-disk interface gap micro flowfields using DSMC and continuum-atomistic hybrid methods

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1273-1298

  John, Benzi ^a   Damodaran, M ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Continuum atomistic hybrids; DSMC; Head disk interface; Micro flow simulation; Schwarz method; Slider bearing

Indexed keywords

ATOMISTIC METHODS; ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS; BOUNDARY TREATMENT; CHAPMAN-ENSKOG; COMPUTATIONAL MODELING; CONVERGENCE BEHAVIORS; DIRECT SIMULATION MONTE CARLO METHOD; DSMC SIMULATION; ENTIRE DOMAIN; EXACT SOLUTION; HEAD DISK INTERFACE; HYBRID FLOW; HYBRID METHOD; HYBRID SOLUTION; MICRO FLOW SIMULATION; MICRO-FLOW; N-S EQUATIONS; OUTFLOW BOUNDARY; OVERLAP REGION; SCHWARZ; SCHWARZ ALTERNATING METHOD; SCHWARZ METHOD; SLIDER BEARINGS; STAND -ALONE; TWO-DIMENSION;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DISKS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); FLOW SIMULATION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NONVOLATILE STORAGE;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 74949112461     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: 10970363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.1999     Document Type: Article

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