Ota, Masahiro; Nakao, Tomohiko; Sakamoto, Moriyoshi - In: Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (MATCOM) 55 (2001) 1, pp. 223-230
Gas molecular motions around a laser opto-microengine are numerically simulated by direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method. We propose an opto-microengine that acts as a micro-actuator in which optical energy is supplied by a laser beam. The opto-microengine is rotated by molecular gas...