Kinetic Studies of Gas Flows

Our recent studies on kinetic behaviors of gas flows are reviewed in this paper. These flows have a wide range of background, but share a common feature that the flow Knudsen number is larger than 0.01. Thus kinetic approaches such as the direct simulation Monte Carlo method are required for their d...

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Published in:Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Computational Mechanics and the 12th International Conference on the Enhancement and Promotion of Computational Methods in Engineering and Science 2009-12, Vol.1233, p.21-26
Main Authors: Fan, Jing, Sun, Quanhua
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chambers
Computer simulation
Direct simulation Monte Carlo method
Gas flow
High altitude
Joining
Nanocomposites
Nanomaterials
Nanostructure
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Summary:Our recent studies on kinetic behaviors of gas flows are reviewed in this paper. These flows have a wide range of background, but share a common feature that the flow Knudsen number is larger than 0.01. Thus kinetic approaches such as the direct simulation Monte Carlo method are required for their description. In the past few years, we studied several micro/nano-scale flows by developing novel particle simulation approach, and investigated the flows in low-pressure chambers and at high altitude. In addition, the microscopic behaviors of a couple of classical flow problems were analyzed, which shows the potential for kinetic approaches to reveal the microscopic mechanism of gas flows.
ISSN:0094-243X