Direct simulation Monte Carlo on petaflop supercomputers and beyond

SJ Plimpton, SG Moore, A Borner, AK Stagg… - Physics of …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
The gold-standard definition of the Direct Simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method is given
in the 1994 book by Bird [Molecular Gas Dynamics and the Direct Simulation of Gas Flows …

Knudsen pumps: A review

X Wang, T Su, W Zhang, Z Zhang… - Microsystems & …, 2020 - nature.com
The Knudsen pump (KP) is a kind of micro-pump that can form thermally induced flows
induced by temperature fields in rarefied gas environments. It has the advantages of having …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives, frontiers, and new horizons for plasma-based space electric propulsion

I Levchenko, S Xu, S Mazouffre, D Lev, D Pedrini… - Physics of …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
There are a number of pressing problems mankind is facing today that could, at least in part,
be resolved by space systems. These include capabilities for fast and far-reaching …

Survey of flight and numerical data of hypersonic rarefied flows encountered in earth orbit and atmospheric reentry

M Schouler, Y Prévereaud, L Mieussens - Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
The control of the satellites end-of-life including deorbiting and atmospheric entry as well as
the investigation of orbital maneuvers for new space missions confer a growing importance …

Ion thrusters for electric propulsion: Scientific issues developing a niche technology into a game changer

K Holste, P Dietz, S Scharmann, K Keil… - Review of Scientific …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
The transition from old space to new space along with increasing commercialization has a
major impact on space flight, in general, and on electric propulsion (EP) by ion thrusters, in …

Prediction of nano/micro aluminum particles ignition in oxygen atmosphere

X Zou, N Wang, L Liao, Q Chu, B Shi - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Ignition prediction of aluminum particle is of great significance for a variety of propulsion and
power systems to achieve optimal energy release within a limited residence time. In this …

In-orbit aerodynamic coefficient measurements using SOAR (Satellite for Orbital Aerodynamics Research)

NH Crisp, PCE Roberts, S Livadiotti, AM Rojas… - Acta Astronautica, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Satellite for Orbital Aerodynamics Research (SOAR) is a CubeSat mission, due
to be launched in 2021, to investigate the interaction between different materials and the …

Foundations of plasma standards

LL Alves, MM Becker, J van Dijk, T Gans… - Plasma Sources …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The field of low-temperature plasmas (LTPs) excels by virtue of its broad intellectual
diversity, interdisciplinarity and range of applications. This great diversity also challenges …

A three-dimensional unified gas-kinetic wave-particle solver for flow computation in all regimes

Y Chen, Y Zhu, K Xu - Physics of Fluids, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
In this paper, the unified gas-kinetic wave-particle (UGKWP) method has been constructed
on a three-dimensional unstructured mesh with parallel computing for multiscale flow …

SPARTACUS: An open-source unified stochastic particle solver for the simulation of multiscale nonequilibrium gas flows

K Feng, P Tian, J Zhang, F Fei, D Wen - Computer Physics Communications, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, a unified stochastic particle (USP) method [14] has been developed for the
simulation of multiscale nonequilibrium gas flows. Compared with the conventional …