MONTE-CARLO SIMULATION OF THE TAYLOR-COUETTE FLOW OF A RAREFIED-GAS

Authors
STEFANOV S CERCIGNANI C
Citation
S. Stefanov et C. Cercignani, MONTE-CARLO SIMULATION OF THE TAYLOR-COUETTE FLOW OF A RAREFIED-GAS, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 256, 1993, pp. 199-213
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Mechanics,"Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
Journal of Fluid Mechanics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00221120
Volume
256
Year of publication
1993
Pages
199 - 213
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-1120(1993)256:<199:MSOTTF>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
We report and discuss the results of a direct Monte Carlo simulation o f the flow of a rarefied gas flowing between two cylinders when the in ner one rotates. The formation of Taylor vortices is clearly exhibited .