Published April 1993 | Version v1
Journal article

A BGK model for small Prandtl number in the Navier-Stokes approximation

  • 1. PMMS/CNRS, Orleans (France)
  • 2. Universite d'Orleans (France)

Description

The authors present a BGK-type collision model which approximates, by a Chapman-Enskog expansion, the compressible Navier-Stokes equations with a Prandtl number that can be chosen arbitrarily between 0 and 1. This model has the basic properties of the Boltzmann equation, including the H-theorem, but contains an extra parameter in comparison with the standard BGK model. This parameter is introduced multiplying the collision operator by a nonlinear functional of the distribution function. It is adjusted to the Prandtl number. 17 refs

Additional details

Additional titles

Augmented title (English)
BGK (Bhatnagar, Gross, and Krook)

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Statistical Physics
Journal Volume
71
Journal Issue
1-2
Journal Page Range
p. 191-207.
ISSN
0022-4715
CODEN
JSTPBS