Simulation of the influence of surface chemical composition on internal gas flow at large Knudsen numbers

On the basis of the developed model, an attempt to describe a rarefied gas flow in the cylindrical channel, whose surface chemical composition conforms with the real experimental conditions, has been made. During the modeling two cases are considered: the atomically clean silver channel surface and the surface fully covered with the adsorbate, which is simulated by oxygen according to the data of the Auger-spectroscopic analysis. The gas–surface interaction process is based on the molecular dynamic principle. Thermal vibrations of the surface atoms are also considered. The obtained results of calculation are compared with experimental data.