Derivation of extended-OBurnett and super-OBurnett equations and their analytical solution to plane Poiseuille flow at non-zero Knudsen number

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In this work, we analyse wall-bounded flows in the continuum to transition regime with the help of higher-order transport equations (super-set of the Navier–Stokes equation). Towards this, we incorporate second-order in Knudsen number accurate terms in the single-particle distribution function, and with this complete representation, we first derive the second-order accurate extended-OBurnett (EOBurnett) and third-order accurate super-OBurnett (SOBurnett) equations. We then demonstrate that these newly derived equations exhibit unconditional linear stability. We finally validate the equations by solving for plane Poiseuille flow and derive closed-form analytical solutions for the pressure and velocity fields. The pressure and velocity results thus obtained have been compared with direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) data in the transition regime. The results from both the EOBurnett and SOBurnett equations are found to yield better agreement with DSMC data than that obtained from the Navier–Stokes equations. This improved agreement is attributed to the presence of additional terms in the proposed equations, which effectively capture the effect of the Knudsen layer near the wall. The obtained higher-order transport equations and the closed-form solution presented in this work are novel. The ability of the equations to describe the flow in the transition regime should form the basis for conducting further realistic analytical studies of wall-bounded flows in the future.