Abstract Image-Based Simulation (IBSim) is the process by which a digital representation of
a real geometry is generated from image data for the purpose of performing a simulation …

Ablative thermal protection systems have experienced renewed interest in the past decade
owing to the retirement of NASA's Space Shuttle fleet and the US presidential mandate to …

Image-based simulation, the use of 3D images to calculate physical quantities, relies on
image segmentation for geometry creation. However, this process introduces image …

Mesoscale simulations of woven composites using parameterized analytical geometries
offer a way to connect constituent material properties and their geometric arrangement to …

Fibrous porous materials are extensively employed as heat shielding material for space
vehicles and capsules. To predict the performance of these materials using computational …

A major update of the Porous Microstructure Analysis (PuMA) software is presented. PuMA
is a framework for computing effective material properties and response based on material …

Quantitative microstructural analysis of Room Temperature Vulcanized (RTV) silicone
pyrolysis at high temperatures is presented. RTV is used as a bonding agent in multiple …

In this paper, an efficient image-based simulation toolkit for material characterization is
presented, which is scalable to work from personal computers to workstations. The effective …

The diffusive tortuosity factor of a porous media quantifies the material's resistance to
diffusion, an important component of modeling flows in porous structures at the macroscale …

We investigate reactive and non-reactive scattering of hyperthermal beam of gas particles
within highly porous carbon-fiber preform using particle-based numerical simulations. High …