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Numerical solutions of the Krook kinetic equation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2006

Donald G. Anderson
Donald G. Anderson
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Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Abstract

Because of the relative simplicity of the statistical model for molecular interactions, numerically exact solutions of the Krook kinetic equation can be obtained. Comparison of exact and approximate solutions of the model equation allows the evaluation of approximate procedures for solving the Boltzmann equation. Exact and approximate numerical solutions have been obtained for Couette flow with heat transfer and the structure of a plane shock wave. The present paper summarizes the work of the author in obtaining the numerically exact solutions.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 25 , Issue 2 , June 1966 , pp. 271 - 287
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© 1966 Cambridge University Press

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