Lattice Boltzmann simulation of electromechanical resonators in gaseous media

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 652, Issue , 2010, Pages 241-257

  Colosqui, Carlos E ^a,c   Karabacak, Devrez M ^b   Ekinci, Kamil L ^a   Yakhot, Victor ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b HOLST CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^c Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOLTZMANN EQUATION; RESONATORS;

ELECTROMECHANICAL RESONATORS; EXPERIMENTAL PARAMETERS; HYDRODYNAMIC FORCES; LATTICE BOLTZMANN SIMULATIONS; NON-DIMENSIONAL FREQUENCY; OSCILLATION FREQUENCY; THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIA; VISCOELASTIC FLOWS;

ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAS FLOW; GEOMETRY; HYDRODYNAMIC FORCE; KINETICS; PRESSURE EFFECT; THERMODYNAMICS; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOUS FLOW;

EID: 77953613161     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112010000042     Document Type: Article

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