Modeling gas nucleation and condensation using the direct simulation Monte Carlo method

38th AIAA Thermophysics Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Sun, Quanhua ^a   Boyd, Iain D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; NUCLEATION; POTENTIAL ENERGY;

COLLISION EVENTS; COMPLICATED FLOW; CONDENSATION MODELING; CONDENSATION PROCESS; DIRECT SIMULATION MONTE CARLO METHOD; INTERNAL ENERGIES; LITERATURE REVIEWS; STICKING COEFFICIENTS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 85087192867     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2005-4831     Document Type: Conference Paper

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