ISSN:
1619-6937
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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Physics
Notes:
Summary The two gas-kinetical simulation methods, the molecular dynamics method and the direct simulation Monte Carlo method, are used to calculate the Oseen vortex decay. The simulation solutions are compared with the analytical solution of the Navier-Stokes equation, this allowing examination of the influence of method-specific parameters on the simulation solution, particularly in relation to the conservation of angular momentum. The results obtained with the molecular dynamics method near the limit of the continuum-mechanical regime correlate very well with the analytical solution, the angular momentum being conserved exactly, due to the nature of the method. The direct simulation Monte Carlo method can also be used to simulate the vortex decay, provided that suitable parameters are selected. In this case, however, the angular momentum is not conserved exactly, due to the statistical assumptions. One of the objectives of this work is to optimize the Monte Carlo simulation method in relation to the conservation of angular momentum.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01174651
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