Gas–particle dynamics in high-speed flows

J Capecelatro, JL Wagner - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2024 - annualreviews.org
High-speed disperse multiphase flows are present in numerous environmental and
engineering applications with complex interactions between turbulence, shock waves, and …

A review of the analysis of wind-influenced projectile motion in the presence of linear and nonlinear drag force

MV Lubarda, VA Lubarda - Archive of Applied Mechanics, 2022 - Springer
The analysis of wind-influenced projectile motion in the case of linear and nonlinear
(quadratic or nonquadratic) drag force is reviewed. For quadratic or more general nonlinear …

Modeling high-speed gas–particle flows relevant to spacecraft landings

J Capecelatro - International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2022 - Elsevier
The interactions between rocket exhaust plumes and the surface of extraterrestrial bodies
during spacecraft landings involve complex multiphase flow dynamics that pose significant …

Large-eddy simulation of gas-particle two-phase jet into a supersonic crossflow

K Zhao, Z Xia, L Ma, Y Duan, J Zhang, Y Feng… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Large eddy simulation is used to study the gas-particle two-phase transverse jet in
supersonic flow. In this paper, the Eulerian method is used to simulate the fluid, and the …

Comprehensive quasi-steady force correlations for compressible flow through random particle suspensions

AN Osnes, M Vartdal, M Khalloufi, J Capecelatro… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Models for quasi-steady drag, quasi-steady drag variation, and transverse forces for
compressible flows through random, fixed, particle suspensions are presented. Correlations …

Shock–particle-curtain-interaction study with a hyperbolic two-fluid model: Effect of particle force models

V Boniou, RO Fox - International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2023 - Elsevier
The main goal of this work is to explore the closures used in two-fluid models to represent
the interphase forces between particles and high-speed flows. To this aim, a hyperbolic two …

[HTML][HTML] Supersonic flow unsteadiness induced by control surface deflections

SK Karthick, D Bhelave, A De - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Control surface deployment in a supersonic flow has many applications, including flow
control, mixing, and body-force regulation. The extent of control surface deflections …

Kinetic modeling of fractal aggregate mobility

AM Vijayan, DA Levin - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Although the mobility or transport parameters, such as lift drag and pitching moments for
regular-shaped particulates, are widely studied, the mobility of irregular fractal-like …

Drag force of compressible flows past random arrays of spheres

M Khalloufi, J Capecelatro - International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2023 - Elsevier
We perform particle-resolved simulations of subsonic and transonic flows past random
arrays of spherical particles. The particle Reynolds number is held at R e≈ 300 to ensure …

Lunar plume-surface interactions using rarefiedMultiphaseFoam

Z Cao, C White, MB Agir, K Kontis - Frontiers in Mechanical …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Understanding plume-surface interactions is essential to the design of lander modules and
potential bases on bodies such as the Moon, as it is important to predict erosion patterns on …