The usefulness of higher-order constitutive relations for describing the Knudsen layer
Lockerby, Duncan A. and Reese, Jason M. and Gallis, Michael A. (2005) The usefulness of higher-order constitutive relations for describing the Knudsen layer. Physics of Fluids, 17 (10). p. 100609. ISSN 1070-6631 (https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1897005)
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Abstract
The Knudsen layer is an important rarefaction phenomenon in gas flows in and around microdevices. Its accurate and efficient modeling is of critical importance in the design of such systems and in predicting their performance. In this paper we investigate the potential that higher-order continuum equations may have to model the Knudsen layer, and compare their predictions to high-accuracy DSMC (direct simulation Monte Carlo) data, as well as a standard result from kinetic theory. We find that, for a benchmark case, the most common higher-order continuum equation sets (Grad's 13 moment, Burnett, and super-Burnett equations) cannot capture the Knudsen layer. Variants of these equation families have, however, been proposed and some of them can qualitatively describe the Knudsen layer structure. To make quantitative comparisons, we obtain additional boundary conditions (needed for unique solutions to the higher-order equations) from kinetic theory. However, we find the quantitative agreement with kinetic theory and DSMC data is only slight.
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Lockerby, Duncan A., Reese, Jason M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5188-1627 and Gallis, Michael A.;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 5019 Dates: DateEvent2005PublishedSubjects: Technology > Mechanical engineering and machinery Department: Faculty of Engineering > Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Depositing user: Strathprints Administrator Date deposited: 20 Dec 2007 Last modified: 02 Dec 2024 01:11 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/5019