Simulations of Non-Equilibrium Air Chemistry Compared To Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Experiments

T Gross, E Torres, TE Schwartzentruber… - AIAA Scitech 2024 …, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
Computational fluid dynamics simulations of hypersonic flow over a finite-span cylindrical
test article are presented and compared to laser absorption spectroscopy measurements …

Assessment of thermochemical models on nonequilibrium flowfield and radiation in shock-heated nitrogen

Y Zhang, Q Hong, X Wang, C Yang, Q Sun - Computers & Fluids, 2025 - Elsevier
Numerical simulations based on various physical models are performed to study
thermochemical nonequilibrium flowfield and radiation in high enthalpy shock-heated …

Freestream Characterization of Hypersonic Wind Tunnels by Combining Measurements and Simulation

T Gross, TE Schwartzentruber - AIAA Scitech 2023 Forum, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-2090. vid A method for
characterizing the freestream of hypersonic wind tunnels is presented. A database of …

Implementation of new multi-temperature nonequilibrium air chemistry model for CFD based on first-principles calculations

E Torres, T Gross, TE Schwartzentruber - AIAA AVIATION 2023 Forum, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-3489. vid In this paper we present
recent updates to the Modified Marrone-Treanor thermochemical nonequilibrium model for …

Numerical assessment of plasma formation and potential mitigation approaches for hypersonic blackout

P Sawicki - 2022 - search.proquest.com
At high hypersonic flight velocities, the accompanying intense kinetic energies increase the
temperature of the flow which in turn promotes chemical reactions that break up the air into …

Towards a stable, flexible and efficient computational fluid dynamics toolkit for re-entry vehicle design optimisation-development, characterisation and initial findings

TJ Greenslade - 2023 - eprints.soton.ac.uk
The simulation of hypersonic plasma flow is of critical importance to the design, optimisation
and construction of re-entry spacecraft. Tools for conducting such simulations must be …