Abstract:
The structure and main features of a new problem-solving environment for the
numerical solution of the Boltzmann kinetic equation without linearization and
approximation of the collision integral are discussed. The elastic collisions are found by
the projection method. The transfer operator is approximated using unstructured grids,
which allows one to analyze computer models of engineering devices with complex geometry.
In order to estimate the accuracy of the method, a class of test problems with known
exact solutions is proposed. Some of them are analyzed to illustrate the solution process.