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Slip Length in a Dilute Gas
Physical Review A (1992)
  • Alejandro Garcia, San Jose State University
  • D. Morris, San Jose State University
  • L. Hannon
Abstract

We study the phenomenon of slip length using molecular dynamics and direct simulation Monte Carlo simulations of a dilute gas. Our work extends the range of Knudsen numbers that have been previously studied. In a recent paper, Bhattacharya and Lie [Phys. Rev. 43, 761 (1991)] suggest a logarithmic dependence of slip length on Knudsen number. By a simple redefinition of the mean free path, we obtain good agreement between simulation results and Maxwell theory for slip length. The anomalies seen by Bhattacharya and Lie appear to be due to their definition of the mean free path.

Keywords
  • dilute,
  • gas
Publication Date
1992
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 1992 American Physical Society. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.46.5279
Citation Information
Alejandro Garcia, D. Morris and L. Hannon. "Slip Length in a Dilute Gas" Physical Review A Vol. 46 (1992)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/alejandro_garcia1/66/