Course Content
Module | Topic | No. of Lectures (75 min each) |
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Introduction | Need for a molecular description of fluid flow, continuum breakdown, concepts of equilibrium, degree of non-equilibrium | 03 |
Molecular Model & Collisions | Molecular model, elastic collisions, concept of collision cross-section, collision frequency, mean free path, collision rate constant, hard sphere model, variable hard sphere model, inelastic collisions. | 04 |
Basic Kinetic Theory | Dilute gas flows, velocity distribution function, derivation of the Boltzmann equation and its importance, Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution, H-theorem. | 05 |
Solution of the Boltzmann Equation | Introduction to particle based approach, Direct Simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method, how it works, different processes modeled, gas-surface interactions, calculation of macroscopic properties, scope/mandates of the method, example problems. | 05 |