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Rarefied gas dynamics : from basic concepts to actual calculations / Carlo Cercignani.

Author/creator Cercignani, Carlo
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Descriptionxviii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Subject(s)
Series Cambridge texts in applied mathematics
Cambridge texts in applied mathematics. ^A237667
Contents Boltzmann equation and gas-surface interaction -- Problems for a gas in a slab: general aspects and preliminary example -- Problems for a gas in a slab or a half-space: discussion of some solutions -- Propagation phenomena and shock waves in rarefied gases -- Perturbation methods in more than one dimension -- Polyatomic gases, mixtures, chemistry, and radiation -- Solving the Boltzmann equation by numerical techniques -- Evaporation and condensation phenomena.
Review "The aim of this book is to present the concepts, methods, and applications of kinetic theory to rarefied gas dynamics. After introducing the basic tools, problems in plane geometry are treated using approximation techniques (perturbation and numerical methods). These same techniques are late used to deal with two- and three-dimensional problems. The models include not only monatomic but also polyatomic gases, mixtures, and chemical reactions. A special chapter is devoted to evaporation and condensation phenomena." "Each section is accompanied by problems that are mainly intended to demonstrate the use of the material in the text and to outline additional subjects, results, and equations. This will help ensure that the book can be used for a range of graduate courses in aerospace engineering or applied mathematics."--Jacket.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 99015475
ISBN0521650089 (hardback)
ISBN9780521650083 (hardback)
ISBN0521659922 (pbk.)
ISBN9780521659925 (pbk.)

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