SIMULATION OF A 2-DIMENSIONAL RAYLEIGH-BENARD SYSTEM USING THE DIRECT SIMULATION MONTE-CARLO METHOD

被引:39
作者
WATANABE, T
KABURAKI, H
YOKOKAWA, M
机构
[1] Computing and Information Systems Center, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW E | 1994年 / 49卷 / 05期
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10.1103/PhysRevE.49.4060
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
The transition from conduction to convection in the two-dimensional Rayleigh-Benard system has been simulated using the direct simulation Monte Carlo method, where the diffuse reflection boundary conditions are strictly applied at the top and bottom walls. It is shown that the determined critical Rayleigh number agrees well with that obtained by the macroscopic hydrodynamic equations.
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页码:4060 / 4064
页数:5
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