Direct numerical simulation on the receptivity, instability, and transition of hypersonic boundary layers

X Zhong, X Wang - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2012 - annualreviews.org
The prediction of the laminar-turbulent transition of boundary layers is critically important to
the development of hypersonic vehicles because the transition has a first-order impact on …

Hypersonics into the 21st century: A perspective on AFOSR-sponsored research in aerothermodynamics

JD Schmisseur - Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper documents the programmatic context and considerations that have shaped the
development and execution of a number of research initiatives implemented by the Air Force …

[PDF][PDF] Numerical simulation of weakly ionized hypersonic flow over reentry capsules

LC Scalabrin - 2007 - Citeseer
The aging of the Space Shuttle prompted significant research on possible designs for its
replacement through the years. For a long time it was believed that the replacement for this …

SU2-NEMO: An open-source framework for high-Mach nonequilibrium multi-species flows

WT Maier, JT Needels, C Garbacz, F Morgado… - Aerospace, 2021 - mdpi.com
SU2-NEMO, a recent extension of the open-source SU2 multiphysics suite's set of physical
models and code architecture, is presented with the aim of introducing its enhanced …

Computational Fluid Dynamics of a Radial Compressor Operating With Supercritical CO2

R Pecnik, E Rinaldi, P Colonna - … of Engineering for …, 2012 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The merit of using supercritical CO 2 (scCO 2) as the working fluid of a closed Brayton cycle
gas turbine is now widely recognized, and the development of this technology is now …

Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes simulations of the HyShot II scramjet

R Pecnik, VE Terrapon, F Ham, G Iaccarino, H Pitsch - AIAA journal, 2012 - arc.aiaa.org
THE development of computational tools that can faithfully reproduce high-Mach-number
flight conditions is fundamental to improving our ability to realize hypersonic vehicles …

Finite-rate and equilibrium study of graphite ablation under arc-jet conditions

AL Zibitsker, JA McQuaid, EC Stern, GE Palmer… - Computers & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Arc-jet facilities play a primary role in recreating aerothermal conditions experienced by
atmospheric entry vehicles and are widely used to test the performance of thermal protection …

High performance modeling of atmospheric re-entry vehicles

A Martin, LC Scalabrin, ID Boyd - Journal of Physics: Conference …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
Re-entry vehicles designed for space exploration are usually equipped with thermal
protection systems made of ablative material. In order to properly model and predict the …

A two-temperature open-source CFD model for hypersonic reacting flows, part one: zero-dimensional analysis

V Casseau, RC Palharini, TJ Scanlon, RE Brown - Aerospace, 2016 - mdpi.com
A two-temperature CFD (computational fluid dynamics) solver is a prerequisite to any
spacecraft re-entry numerical study that aims at producing results with a satisfactory level of …

Strongly coupled computation of material response and nonequilibrium flow for hypersonic ablation

A Martin, ID Boyd - Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 2015 - arc.aiaa.org
The steps necessary to achieve the strong coupling between a flowfield solver and a
material response solver are presented. This type of coupling is required to accurately …