Direct molecular simulation of oxygen dissociation across normal shocks

E Torres, TE Schwartzentruber - Theoretical and Computational Fluid …, 2022 - Springer
We present direct molecular simulations (DMSs) of rovibrational excitation and dissociation
of oxygen across normal shock waves. These are the first atomistic simulations of normal …

[HTML][HTML] Non-Boltzmann vibrational energy distributions and coupling to dissociation rate

N Singh, T Schwartzentruber - The Journal of chemical physics, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
In this article, we propose a generalized model for nonequilibrium vibrational energy
distribution functions. The model can be used, in place of equilibrium (Boltzmann) …

Vehicle-scale simulations of hypersonic flows using the MMT chemical kinetics model

RS Chaudhry, ID Boyd, GV Candler - AIAA Aviation 2020 Forum, 2020 - arc.aiaa.org
The Modified Marrone-Treanor (MMT) chemical kinetics model has recently been developed
for and implemented in CFD codes suitable for vehicle-scale simulation. The MMT model is …

Assessment of hypersonic double-cone experiments for validation of thermochemistry models

ME Holloway, RS Chaudhry, ID Boyd - Journal of Spacecraft and …, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
The effect of thermochemical kinetics modeling on hypersonic flow over a double-cone
geometry is investigated. The double-cone is simulated using three different approaches …

[HTML][HTML] Consistent kinetic–continuum dissociation model I. Kinetic formulation

N Singh, T Schwartzentruber - The Journal of chemical physics, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
In this article, we propose a generalized non-equilibrium chemical kinetics model from ab
initio simulation data obtained using accurate potential energy surfaces developed recently …

Quasi-classical trajectory analysis of three-body collision induced recombination in neutral nitrogen and oxygen

EC Geistfeld, E Torres… - The Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
We present theory and a simulation framework to model three-body collisions and gas
phase recombination in dilute atom/diatom mixtures of pure oxygen (O/O 2) and nitrogen …

Direct molecular simulation of rovibrational relaxation and chemical reactions in air mixtures

E Torres, EC Geistfeld… - AIAA Scitech 2022 Forum, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-1010. vid We present direct
molecular simulations (DMS) of internal energy relaxation in air mixtures. We extract …

Application of DeepOnet to model inelastic scattering probabilities in air mixtures

M Sharma Priyadarshini, S Venturi… - AIAA Aviation 2021 …, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2021-3144. vid Hypersonic conditions
during (re-) entry flight demand accurate representation of the non-equilibrium flow physics …

Nonequilibrium dissociation and recombination models for hypersonic flows

N Singh, TE Schwartzentruber - AIAA journal, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
A recombination reaction model for high-temperature chemical kinetics is analytically
derived from ab initio simulation data. When atoms recombine, the kinetic rate model shows …

A non-equilibrium dissociation and vibrational relaxation model for computational fluid dynamics simulations of flows with shock waves

Y Gorbachev, O Kunova, G Shoev - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Gasdynamic equations describing a vibrationally non-equilibrium flow of a chemically
reacting binary mixture A 2/A are derived within the previously proposed general approach …