From b88d3095e0f40b277fb69eb42d3d71eecc2ff627 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: RevathiJambunathan Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:13:32 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] doc --- Docs/source/usage/parameters.rst | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/Docs/source/usage/parameters.rst b/Docs/source/usage/parameters.rst index a615c9c8a87..67668563d7c 100644 --- a/Docs/source/usage/parameters.rst +++ b/Docs/source/usage/parameters.rst @@ -417,6 +417,12 @@ Domain Boundary Conditions * ``Reflecting``: Particles leaving the boundary are reflected from the boundary back into the domain. When ``boundary.reflect_all_velocities`` is false, the sign of only the normal velocity is changed, otherwise the sign of all velocities are changed. + * ``Thermal``: Particles leaving the boundary are reflected from the boundary back into the domain + and their velocities are thermalized. The tangential velocity components are sampled from ``gaussian`` distribution + and the component normal to the boundary is sampled from ``gaussian flux`` distribution. + The standard deviation for these distributions should be provided for each species using + ``boundary..u_th``. The same standard deviation is used to sample all components. + * ``boundary.reflect_all_velocities`` (`bool`) optional (default `false`) For a reflecting boundary condition, this flags whether the sign of only the normal velocity is changed or all velocities.