Hydrodynamic boundary conditions from kinetic theory

V. Protopopescu, T. Keyes

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Abstract

A simple tagged particle kinetic equation is studied in the presence of a wall, where the boundary conditions may be reflecting, absorbing, or a mixture thereof. A diffusion equation is derived from the kinetic equation via the scaling, t→ t ε{lunate}2, x→ x ε{lunate}, ε{lunate}→0. To O(ε{lunate}0), the boundary conditions on the diffusion equation are found to be Neumann for pure reflection and Dirichlet if any absorption is present. To O(ε{lunate}), a mixed or "radiative" boundary condition is obtained, which may be interpreted in terms of a Dirichlet condition at an extrapolated length, O(ε{lunate}), inside the wall.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)139-142
Number of pages4
JournalPhysics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics
Volume95
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 25 1983
Externally publishedYes

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