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Rarefied gas dynamics is concerned with flows at such low density that the molecular mean free path is not negligible. Under these conditions, the gas no longer behaves as a continuum. Important modifications in aerodynamic and heat transfer characteristics occur which are ascribable to the basic molecular structure of the gas.
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S. A. Schaaf, “Mechanics of Rarefied Gases,” in: Handbuch der Physik, part 2, 8 (1963), pp. 591–624.
M. H. Kogan, Dynamics of Rarefied Gases and Kinetic Theory, Moscow (1967).
Rarefied Gas Dynamics, Proceedings of the (first five) Symposia (nine vols.), Academic Press, New York.
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Schaaf, S.A. (1969). Rarefied Gas Dynamics. In: Loh, W.H.T. (eds) Modern Developments in Gas Dynamics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8624-1_6
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