Table 4 Comparisons of sphere drag
From: An implicit parallel UGKS solver for flows covering various regimes
M∞ | Re | Kn∞ | UGKS (Nitrogen) | Exp (Air) | Relative error (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.25 | 9.55 | 0.672 | 2.356 | 2.42 | 2.64% |
4.25 | 19.0 | 0.338 | 2.101 | 2.12 | 0.87% |
4.25 | 53.0 | 0.121 | 1.694 | 1.69 | −0.27% |
4.25 | 80.5 | 0.080 | 1.558 | 1.53 | −1.80% |
4.25 | 150.0 | 0.043 | 1.410 | 1.37 | −2.91% |
4.25 | 210.0 | 0.031 | 1.355 | 1.35 | −0.39% |
5.45 | 4.2 | 1.960 | 2.595 | 2.60 | 0.18% |
5.45 | 8.6 | 0.957 | 2.449 | 2.44 | −0.36% |
5.45 | 16.8 | 0.490 | 2.248 | 2.28 | 1.41% |
5.45 | 32.1 | 0.256 | 2.005 | 2.04 | 1.71% |