Numerical Analysis of Surface Chemistry in High-Enthalpy Flows
The effects of surface-chemistry processes of a graphite sample exposed to a subsonic high-enthalpy nitrogen flow are investigated using
...Modeling of Heat Transfer Attenuation by Ablative Gases During the Stardust Reentry
Open-Source Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Chemistry Modeling for Hypersonic Flows
Evaluation of Computational Modeling of Electron Transpiration Cooling at High Enthalpies
A modeling approach for electron transpiration cooling of high-enthalpy flight is evaluated through comparison to a set of experiments
...Master Equation Study of Vibrational and Rotational Relaxations of Oxygen
Unsteady Simulations of Rocket Plume Expansions in Geostationary Earth Orbit
Unsteady, direct simulation Monte Carlo/particle-in-cell simulations of rocket plume expansions into the magnetosphere at geostationary
...Reduced Reaction Mechanism for Rocket Nozzle Ablation Simulations
A reduced reaction mechanism suitable for modeling finite-rate gas-phase chemistry associated with the ablation of carbon-phenolic
...Assessment of Hypersonic Flow Physics on Aero-Optics
In a hypersonic environment, the high kinetic energy of the oncoming flow causes the molecules in the flow to be thermally excited
...Conjugate Analyses of Ablation in Rocket Nozzles