Estimating the statistical error in calculating velocity and temperature components by the direct simulation Monte Carlo method

Autor: E. V. Shkarupa, M. Yu. Plotnikov
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Numerical Analysis and Applications. 9:246-256
ISSN: 1995-4247
1995-4239
DOI: 10.1134/s199542391603006x
Popis: The direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method is widely used to solve problems in rarefied gas dynamics. In solving steady state problems, a special feature of the method is in using dependent sample values of random variables to calculate the macroparameters of gas flow. In this paper, the possibilities of methods of statistical physics to estimate the statistical error of the DSMC method are theoretically analyzed. A simple approach to approximate estimation of the statistical error in calculating temperature and velocity components is proposed. The approach is tested on a number of problems.
Databáze: OpenAIRE