Modeling of water vapor condensation in expanding plumes

46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Li, Zheng ^a   Zhong, Jiaqiang ^a   Levin, Deborah A ^a   Garrison, Barbara J ^b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

CHEMICAL PROPELLANTS; CONDENSATION PHENOMENON; DIRECT SIMULATION MONTE CARLO; HOMOGENEOUS CONDENSATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS METHODS; SCATTERING INTENSITY; STICKING PROBABILITY; WATER VAPOR CONDENSATION;

CONDENSATION;

EID: 78149490601     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2008-1185     Document Type: Conference Paper

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