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This paper describes the numerical modeling of rarefied plasma flows under conditions where continuum assumptions fail. We numerically solve the Boltzmann equation for rarefied, non-continuum plasma flows, making use of well known approaches as PIC (Particle in Cell) and as DSMC (Direct Simulation Monte Carlo). The mathematical and numerical modeling is explained in some detail and the required computational resources are investigated.
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Fertig, M. et al. (2009). Hybrid Code Development for the Numerical Simulation of Instationary Magnetoplasmadynamic Thrusters. In: Nagel, W.E., Kröner, D.B., Resch, M.M. (eds) High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering '08. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-88303-6_40
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