Modelling Rarefied Hypersonic Reactive Flows Using the Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Method

Modelling Rarefied Hypersonic Reactive Flows Using the Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Method

Year:    2015

Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 18 (2015), Iss. 4 : pp. 1095–1121

Abstract

This paper presents the implementation, validation and application of TCE (total collision energy) model for simulating hypersonic reactive flows in a parallel direct simulation Monte Carlo code, named PDSC++, using an unstructured grid. A series of benchmarking test cases, which include reproduction of theoretical rate constants in a single cell, 2D hypersonic flow past a cylinder and 2D-axisymmetric hypersonic flow past a sphere, were performed to validate the implementation. Finally, detailed aerothermodynamics of the flown reentry Apollo 6 Command Module at 105 km is simulated to demonstrate the powerful capability of the PDSC++ in treating realistic hypersonic reactive flow at high altitude.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/cicp.080115.010515s

Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 18 (2015), Iss. 4 : pp. 1095–1121

Published online:    2015-01

AMS Subject Headings:    Global Science Press

Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    27

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