Solving model kinetic equations on GPUs

Computers and Fluids

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 136-146

  Frezzotti, A ^a   Ghiroldi, G P ^a   Gibelli, L ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

BGKW equation; CUDA programming model; Graphics Processing Units; Microflows; Parallel algorithms; Regular methods

Indexed keywords

BGKW EQUATION; COLLISION MODEL; COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; COMPUTING TIME; DRIVEN CAVITY FLOW; GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT; GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNITS; LOW MACH NUMBERS; MICROFLOWS; MODEL KINETICS; REGULAR METHODS; SHOCK-WAVE STRUCTURES;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETIC THEORY; KINETICS; MACH NUMBER;

PROGRAM PROCESSORS;

EID: 80052359067     PISSN: 00457930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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