TY - JOUR

T1 - Numerical Solution to Couette Problem for Monatomic Gas Flow in Slip Regime

AU - Норкин, Марк Михайлович

AU - Шакурова, Лия Алимджановна

AU - Кустова, Елена Владимировна

PY - 2025/6/1

Y1 - 2025/6/1

N2 - Abstract: In this work, an approach to the numerical modeling of a monatomic gas flow between two parallel plates using a finite-volume scheme is presented. Two systems of closed transport equations are derived to describe the flow. The first system addresses the classical Couette flow problem, incorporating a time component to implement the relaxation method. The second system further includes a normal velocity component, which is zero in the classical formulation. A comparative analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of both models is carried out. The simulation results show that the first formulation demonstrates better agreement with data obtained by the direct simulation Monte Carlo method. Several test cases are considered for this formulation, including different degrees of wall heating, as well as subsonic and supersonic plate motion. The simulations for all test cases are conducted for gas in the slip regime, which allows for an assessment of the impact of slip boundary conditions on the profiles of flow parameters. It is found that for the considered test cases the influence of boundary conditions in the main flow region is insignificant; however, near the walls, the values of the macroscopic parameters differ significantly. The slip velocity and temperature jump increase substantially with an increase in the Mach number and a decrease in the momentum accommodation coefficient. Comparison with the results from statistical modeling shows good accuracy of the proposed approach.

AB - Abstract: In this work, an approach to the numerical modeling of a monatomic gas flow between two parallel plates using a finite-volume scheme is presented. Two systems of closed transport equations are derived to describe the flow. The first system addresses the classical Couette flow problem, incorporating a time component to implement the relaxation method. The second system further includes a normal velocity component, which is zero in the classical formulation. A comparative analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of both models is carried out. The simulation results show that the first formulation demonstrates better agreement with data obtained by the direct simulation Monte Carlo method. Several test cases are considered for this formulation, including different degrees of wall heating, as well as subsonic and supersonic plate motion. The simulations for all test cases are conducted for gas in the slip regime, which allows for an assessment of the impact of slip boundary conditions on the profiles of flow parameters. It is found that for the considered test cases the influence of boundary conditions in the main flow region is insignificant; however, near the walls, the values of the macroscopic parameters differ significantly. The slip velocity and temperature jump increase substantially with an increase in the Mach number and a decrease in the momentum accommodation coefficient. Comparison with the results from statistical modeling shows good accuracy of the proposed approach.

KW - Couette flow

KW - boundary conditions

KW - monatomic gas

KW - slip regime

KW - temperature jump

UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/f052b397-820e-327a-a1f1-9d088727d45c/

U2 - 10.1134/s1063454125700281

DO - 10.1134/s1063454125700281

M3 - Article

VL - 58

SP - 289

EP - 298

JO - Vestnik St. Petersburg University: Mathematics

JF - Vestnik St. Petersburg University: Mathematics

SN - 1063-4541

IS - 2

ER -