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Molecular gas dynamics and the direct simulation of gas flows /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bird, G. A.
Corporate Author: Knovel (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1994.
Series:Oxford engineering science series ; 42.
Subjects:
Gas dynamics.
Molecular dynamics.
Gas flow > Mathematical models.
Gaz, Dynamique des.
Dynamique moléculaire.
Gaz > Écoulement > Modèles mathématiques.
Hydrodynamica.
Gassen.
Computersimulaties.
Mecanica e dinamica dos gases.
Computersimulation.
Gasdynamik.
Monte-Carlo-Simulation.
Gases > Dynamics
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The molecular model
  • Binary elastic collisions
  • Basic kinetic theory
  • Equilibrium gas properties
  • Inelastic collisions and surface interactions
  • Chemical reactions and thermal radiation
  • Collisionless flows
  • Analytical methods for transition regime flows
  • Numerical methods for transition regime flows
  • General issues related to direct simulations
  • DSMC procedures in a homogeneous gas
  • One-dimensional steady flows
  • One-dimensional unsteady flows
  • Two-dimensional flows
  • Axially symmetric flows
  • Three-dimensional flows
  • Appendix A. Representative gas properties
  • Appendix B. Probability functions and related integrals
  • Appendix C. Sampling from a prescribed distribution
  • Appendix D. Listing of program FMF. FOR
  • Appendix E. Numerical artefacts
  • Appendix F. Summary of the DSMC demonstration programs
  • Appendix G. Listing of program DSMCOS. FOR.