Entropy production in sonic-nozzle expansions

Entropy production in a free-jet expansion of monatomic gas is found, via Monte Carlo calculations, to be finite and equal to 2.83 entropy units.

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Published inChemical physics letters Vol. 118; no. 2; pp. 186 - 187
Main Author Klots, Cornelius E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.01.1985
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Atomic, molecular and charged-particle sources and detectors
Exact sciences and technology
Instruments, apparatus, components and techniques common to several branches of physics and astronomy
Physics
Theoretical study
Monte Carlo method
Gas expansion
Entropy
Supersonic beam
Atomic beam
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Summary:Entropy production in a free-jet expansion of monatomic gas is found, via Monte Carlo calculations, to be finite and equal to 2.83 entropy units.
ISSN:0009-2614
1873-4448
DOI:10.1016/0009-2614(85)85294-5