Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Simulation of the Effect of Needle Valve Structures on the Rarefied Flow of Cold Gas Thrusters [PDF]
Micromachines, 2023 The needle valve, serving as the flow control unit of the thruster system, is a crucial component of the entire thruster. Its performance directly impacts the flow state of the rarefied gas in the micro-nozzle structure of the cold gas micro-thruster ...
Songcai Lu +5 more
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Investigation of feed flow effect using CFD-DSMC method in a gas centrifuge [PDF]
Journal of Nuclear Research and Applications, 2022 In this study, the effect of rarefied region in the rotor of the centrifuge was investigated. In a rotor of the centrifuge, the feed inlet is positioned in the rarefied area.
V. Ghazanfari +2 more
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A hybrid CFD-DSMC Method for Numerical Simulation of the Rotating Cylinder Flows [PDF]
Journal of Nuclear Research and Applications, 2023 In this work, we attempted to simulate UF6 gas flow in the rarefied and continuum areas of the rotating cylinder using CFD, DSMC, and hybrid one-way and two-way CFD-DSMC methods.
V. Ghazanfari +2 more
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Analytical and numerical analysis of nonisothermal compressible rarefied gas flow between parallel plates [PDF]
Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 2023 When dimensions of the flow domain become small, such as in the micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and nano-electro-mechanical systems (NEMS), rarefaction effects become more prominent.
Vulićević Petar V. +2 more
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Simulation of Aerodynamic Properties of Rarefied Gas Flow on Satellite Panel by DSMC Method [PDF]
فناوری در مهندسی هوافضا, 2022 In this research, the method of simulating the rarefied gas flow on a flat plate and calculating aerodynamic properties have been investigated using direct simulation Monte Carlo or DSMC-Open Foam Software.
SAIED ESKANDARI +2 more
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Unsteady Flow Driven by the Counter-Flow Jets of High-Altitude Engine Based on DSMC Simulation
气体物理, 2023 Counter-flow engines are often used for aircraft slowing or separating. In order to study the interaction between the counter-flow jets and free stream at high altitudes, the rarefied flow driven by two counter-flow jets and hypersonic free stream was ...
Jun-lin WU +4 more
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Molecular dynamics simulation on the splitting of shear flow in nanochannels
AIP Advances, 2021 With the vigorous development of micro-/nanoscience and micro-/nanotechnology, fluid flows at the micro-/nanoscale have become an important research field. The molecular dynamics simulations of Couette flow in a nanochannel are carried out in this paper.
Hang Yu, Zhengyu Tian, Fan Yang, Hua Li
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The Half-Range Moment Method in Harmonically Oscillating Rarefied Gas Flows
Fluids, 2021 The formulation of the half-range moment method (HRMM), well defined in steady rarefied gas flows, is extended to linear oscillatory rarefied gas flows, driven by oscillating boundaries.
Giorgos Tatsios +2 more
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Vortex-Induced Vibrations of an Elastic Micro-Beam with Gas Modeled by DSMC
Sensors, 2023 The fluid–structure interaction is one of the most important coupled problems in mechanics. The topic is crucial for many high-technology areas. This work considers the interaction between an elastic obstacle and rarefied gas flow, seeking specific ...
Kiril Shterev +2 more
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Rarefied flow regime of an underexpanded supersonic jet [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 The results of a numerical study of a supersonic underexpanded jet flowing from a conical nozzle into a rarefied environment are presented. The modeling was performed by the direct simulation Monte Carlo method.
Bykov Nikolay Y. +2 more
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