Temperature jump and Knudsen layer in a rarefied gas over a plane wall: Numerical analysis of the linearized Boltzmann equation for hard-sphere molecules

Abstract

A semi-infinite expanse of a rarefied gas over a plane wall where there is a constant heat flow normal to the wall from infinity is considered. The behavior of the gas is analyzed numerically by a finite difference method on the basis of the standard linearized Boltzmann equation for hard-sphere molecules with diffuse reflection at the wall. From the result the temperature jump coefficient and its associated Knudsen layer of a slightly rarefied gas flow around a body are derived.