Physics

Dynamic Monte Carlo method

Geology

Direct simulation Monte Carlo

Boltzmann equation

Mathematics

Statistical physics

Statistics

Oceanography

Monte Carlo method

Particle (ecology)

Quantum mechanics

Plasma

Computational physics

Classical mechanics

Particle-in-cell

Physics of Fluids

A combined approach for the simulation of reactive, neutral, partially or fully ionized plasma flows is presented. This is realized in a code framework named “PICLas” for the approximate solution of the Boltzmann equation by particle based methods. PICLas combines the particle-in-cell method for the collisionless Vlasov–Maxwell system and the direct simulation Monte Carlo method for neutral reactive flows. Basic physical and mathematical modeling of both methods is addressed, and some application examples are presented in order to demonstrate the capabilities and the broad applicability of the solution strategy.

Combining particle-in-cell and direct simulation Monte Carlo for the simulation of reactive plasma flows