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Monte Carlo simulation of the Taylor–Couette flow of a rarefied gas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2006

Stefan Stefanov  and
Carlo Cercignani
Stefan Stefanov
Affiliation:
Institute of Mechanics and Biomechanics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sophia, Bulgaria
Carlo Cercignani
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Matematica, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy
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Abstract

We report and discuss the results of a direct Monte Carlo simulation of the flow of a rarefied gas flowing between two cylinders when the inner one rotates. The formation of Taylor vortices is clearly exhibited.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 256 , November 1993 , pp. 199 - 213
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© 1993 Cambridge University Press

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