Validation simulations of the DSMC code SPARTAValidation simulations of the DSMC code SPARTA Πλήρης Δημοσίευση σε Συνέδριο Conference Full Paper 2018-06-272016enThe Direct Simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method has been used for over 50 years to simulate rarified gas flows for a wide range of applications where continuum assumptions fail. Extensive efforts to validate and verify the DSMC method are essential to establishing confidence in the technique and to promoting its broader application. Here validation results for two cases are presented using a recently developed, open-source DSMC code called SPARTA.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/30th International Symposium on Rarefied Gas DynamicsAIP Conference Proceedings Klothakis Angelos Κλωθακης Αγγελος Nikolos Ioannis Νικολος Ιωαννης Koehler Timothy P. Gallis, Michael A Plimpton Steven J. AIP Publishing DSMC Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Monte Carlo methods