Simulation of the influence of surface chemical composition on internal gas flow at large Knudsen numbers

Abstract

On the basis of the developed model, an attempt to describe a rarefied gas flow in the cylindrical channel, whose surface chemical composition conforms with the real experimental conditions, has been made. During the modeling two cases are considered: the atomically clean silver channel surface and the surface fully covered with the adsorbate, which is simulated by oxygen according to the data of the Auger-spectroscopic analysis. The gas-surface interaction process is based on the molecular dynamic principle. Thermal vibrations of the surface atoms are also considered. The obtained results of calculation are compared with experimental data. © Copyright 2013 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.