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Algorithm for Computing Particle/Surface InteractionsAn algorithm has been devised for predicting the behaviors of sparsely spatially distributed particles impinging on a solid surface in a rarefied atmosphere. Under the stated conditions, prior particle-transport models in which (1) dense distributions of particles are treated as continuum fluids; or (2) sparse distributions of particles are considered to be suspended in and to diffuse through fluid streams are not valid.
Document ID
20090041756
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Other - NASA Tech Brief
Authors
Hughes, David W.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 2009
Publication Information
Publication: NASA Tech Briefs, December 2009
Subject Category
Mathematical And Computer Sciences (General)
Report/Patent Number
GSC-15364-1
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
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