Chapter 6: Particle Models of Flow in Two Dimensions

6.1. Introduction

In order to simulate fluid motion in the large, in this chapter we will introduce particle modelling. The essential idea derives from the popular lumped mass methodology in engineering. Hence, we will accumulate molecules into large entities called particles using mass and energy conservation. The particles will be studied dynamically by means of molecular type formulas, in which it will be essential to include gravity.

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