Direct simulation Monte Carlo-based expressions for the gas mass flow rate and pressure profile in a microscale tube

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Gallis, M A ^a   Torczynski, J R ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW RATE; MASS TRANSFER; MOLECULES; PRESSURE; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

ACCOMMODATION COEFFICIENTS; CLOSED-FORM EXPRESSION; DIFFERENT PRESSURES; DIFFUSE REFLECTION; DIRECT SIMULATION MONTE CARLO; DIRECT SIMULATION MONTE CARLO METHOD; INFINITE RESERVOIRS; LINEAR COMBINATIONS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 84856487282     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3678337     Document Type: Article

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