Efficient numerical methods for solving the Boltzmann equation for small scale flows

Efficient numerical methods for solving the Boltzmann equation for small scale flows

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2007. === Includes bibliographical references (p. 104-107). === The Navier-Stokes equations of continuum fluid mechanics fail to accurately describe dilute gas flows when the characteristic lengthscale of the sy...

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Main Author: Baker, Lowell L. (Lowell Lane), 1980-
Other Authors: Nicolas G. Hadjiconstantinou.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2007
Subjects:
Mechanical Engineering.
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39744

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