Nonequilibrium air flow predictions with a high-fidelity direct simulation Monte Carlo approach

Sergey F. Gimelshein and Ingrid J. Wysong
Phys. Rev. Fluids 4, 033405 – Published 29 March 2019

Abstract

A conventional and a high fidelity direct simulation Monte Carlo approach of internal energy transfer and chemical reactions are considered in application to a number of cases where validation data are available. Normal shock wave, hypersonic flow over a wedge, a sphere, and a double cone are considered, and measured and computed flow and surface properties are compared. The primary objective is to examine the impact of the model of each particular physical process which contributes to flow thermal and chemical nonequilibrium. For the considered conditions, with free stream gases of oxygen, nitrogen, and air, flow velocities ranging from 3 to 6 km/s, and Knudsen numbers on the order of 0.001, the change in the internal energy transfer and chemical reaction models was found to have a relatively small effect on the surface properties. The only notable exception is nitrogen gas-phase recombination, which drastically increases the heat flux to the wall.

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  • Received 31 August 2018

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.4.033405

©2019 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Fluid Dynamics

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Sergey F. Gimelshein1,* and Ingrid J. Wysong2

  • 1ERC Inc., Edwards AFB, California 93524, USA
  • 2Aerospace Systems Directorate, AFRL, Edwards AFB, California 93524, USA

  • *particlemattersinc@gmail.com

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Vol. 4, Iss. 3 — March 2019

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