Rarefied and Ionized Gases

Compressible, viscous, rarefied, and ionized gas flow models derived from kinetic theory, quantum mechanics, and statistical mechanics. Equilibrium properties and non-equilibrium processes via collisions and radiation. Monte Carlo collision models for non-equilibrium gas dynamics and partially ionized plasmas. Prerequisite: undergraduate courses in fluid mechanics and thermodynamics, ME 362A recommended but not required.