Author: Nikos Vasileiadis

CFD vs DSMC: choose the right tool for gas flow simulation

Feb 3, 2026

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Nikos Vasileiadis

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[1] N. Vasileiadis, C. White, “hybridDCFoam: A coupled DSMC/Navier–Stokes–Fourier solver for steady-state multiscale rarefied gas flows”, Adv. Eng. Softw., vol. 193, 2024. [2] N. Vasileiadis, G. Tatsios, C. White, D. A. Lockerby, M. K. Borg, L. Gibelli, “uniGasFoam: A particle-based OpenFOAM solver for multiscale rarefied gas flows”, Comput. Phys. Commun., vol. 310, 2025. [3] W.…