In high-speed flow past a normal shock, the fluid temperature rises rapidly triggering
downstream chemical dissociation reactions. The chemical changes lead to appreciable …

The prediction of a flame response to plasma assistance requires extensive knowledge of
discharge-induced plasma kinetics. Detailed studies of nanosecond discharges are …

This article describes the temporal evolution of rotationally and vibrationally non-Boltzmann
CN X 2 Σ+ formed behind reflected shock waves in N 2–CH 4 mixtures at conditions relevant …

A rovibrational collisional coarse-grain model has been developed to reduce a detailed
mechanism for the internal energy excitation and dissociation processes behind a strong …

Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, NV, AIAA Paper 2008-1206, 2008.) shows adequate
agreement for predictions involving molecules. However, the predictions of the electronic …

This thesis focuses on the coupling between flow, ablation, and radiation phenomena
encountered in the stagnation region of atmospheric entry vehicles with carbon-phenolic …

The interaction between a chemically reactive boundary layer and an ablative material is
one of the most challenging phenomena to model when predicting the heat load during …

We perform a Bayesian calibration of the freestream velocity and density starting from
measurements of the pressure and heat flux at the stagnation point of a hypersonic high …

Coordinated ground‐based observations of Titan were performed around or during the
Huygens atmospheric probe mission at Titan on 14 January 2005, connecting the …

This paper confirms shock-layer radiative heating as the dominant heating contributor to the
afterbody surface of Titan entry vehicles. To simulate this heating component, existing …