ISSN:
0170-4214
Keywords:
Mathematics and Statistics
;
Applied Mathematics
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Mathematics
Notes:
We consider a Boltzmann-like model of a problem of outgassing and contamination in a region R. For simplicity, we assume that R = R1 ∪ R2 ∪ R3, where R1 is the slab {x: -a 〈 x 〈 0}, R2 = {x:0 〈 x 〈 b}, R3 = {x: b 〈 x 〈 b1}. R1 is the region where the contaminant particles are produced, R2 is the ‘cavity’ where such particles migrate and interact with some inert gas, usually at low pressure, and R3 is the region which is contaminated by the particles coming from R2. In each of the three regions, the behaviour of the contaminant particles is represented by means of a Boltzmann-like equation.We prove that such a mathematical problem has a unique positive strict solution, belonging to a suitable Banach space Y. A system of ordinary differential equations is also derived, which gives the global balances of the contaminant particles in each of the three regions.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mma.1670161104
