Rarefied Gas Dynamics - From Basic Concepts to Actual Calculations

List of contents

1. Boltzmann equation and gas-surface interaction; 2. Problems for a gas in a slab: general aspects and preliminary example; 3. Problems for a gas in a slab or a half-space: discussion of some solutions; 4. Propagation phenomena and shock waves in rarefied gases; 5. Perturbation methods in more than one dimension; 6. Polyatomic gases, mixtures, chemistry and radiation; 7. Solving the Boltzmann equation by numerical techniques; 8. Evaporation and condensation phenomena.

Summary

The aim of this book is to present the concepts, methods and applications of kinetic theory to rarefied gas dynamics. Each section is accompanied by problems which are intended to demonstrate the use of the material in the text. For graduate courses in aerospace engineering or applied mathematics.

Product details

• Authors: Carlo Cercignani
• Assisted by: M. J. Ablowitz (Editor), D. G. Crighton (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.02.2014
• EAN: 9780521659925
• ISBN: 978-0-521-65992-5
• No. of pages: 340
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 553 g
• Series: Cambridge Texts in Applied Mat
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Miscellaneous