Validation of MCDS by comparison of predicted with experimental velocity distribution functions in rarefied normal shocksVelocity distribution functions in normal shock waves in argon and helium are calculated using Monte Carlo direct simulation. These are compared with experimental results for argon at M = 7.18 and for helium at M = 1.59 and 20. For both argon and helium, the variable-hard-sphere (VHS) model is used for the elastic scattering cross section, with the velocity dependence derived from a viscosity-temperature power-law relationship in the way normally used by Bird (1976).
Document ID
19900050130
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Pham-Van-diep, Gerald C. (University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA, United States)
Erwin, Daniel A. (Southern California, University Los Angeles, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1989
Subject Category
Fluid Mechanics And Heat Transfer
Meeting Information
Meeting: Intl. Symposium on Rarefied Gas Dynamics: Theoretical and Computational Techniques