Dynamics simulations of high-energy O2–O collisions play an important role in simulating
thermal energy content and heat flux in flows around hypersonic vehicles. To carry out such …

Nonequilibrium chemical kinetics plays an important role in hypersonic flows [2, 3]. There
exist a variety of chemical kinetics models for CFD in the literature, based on a range of …

The present paper provides a comprehensive comparative analysis of thermochemistry
models of various fidelity levels developed in leading research groups around the world …

This article presents molecular-level analysis of a reactive, near-continuum, Mach 21
nitrogen flow over a blunt wedge using the direct molecular simulation (DMS) method. The …

In the present work, a method for computation of vibrational relaxation times based on a
kinetic theory definition is utilized to calculate vibrational relaxation times of molecules …

In this article we present a comparative atomic level study analyzing the vibrational
excitation and dissociation of molecular nitrogen due to N 2 (1 Σ g+)+ N (4 S u) and N 2 (1 Σ …

A vibrational state-specific model for dissociation and recombination reactions within the
direct simulation Monte Carlo method is introduced to study the energy level dynamics of the …

In this paper we study the vibrational energy transfer process and dissociation due to N _2+
N _2 collisions using the state-to-state method. We discuss vibrational state transition rates …

There has been a growing interest in implementing state-resolved models for flowfield
calculations of high-speed reentry applications that are characterized by regions of strong …

Amultitude of nonequilibrium chemistry DSMC models have been proposed over the years,
varying in complexity and physical rigor, but also in computational cost. The conventional …