A solution of the Boltzmann equation in the presence of inelastic collisions

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 232, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 87-99

  Shishkova, I N ^a   Sazhin, S S ^b   Xie, J F ^b  

^a MOSCOW POWER ENGINEERING INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boltzmann equations; Collisions; Evaporation; Heat transfer; Kinetic modelling; Shock waves

Indexed keywords

BOLTZMANN EQUATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); EVAPORATION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; NITROGEN; SHOCK WAVES;

BOLTZMANN'S EQUATIONS; CHANGE OF STATE; COLLISION; INELASTIC COLLISION; INTERNAL DEGREES OF FREEDOM; INTERNAL ENERGIES; KINETIC MODELS; N -DODECANE; PROBABILITY: DISTRIBUTIONS; SHOCK-WAVES;

MOLECULES;

EID: 84868467513     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2012.07.007     Document Type: Article

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