Eilmer: an open-source multi-physics hypersonic flow solver
This paper introduces Eilmer, a general-purpose open-source compressible flow solver
developed at the University of Queensland, designed to support research calculations in …
developed at the University of Queensland, designed to support research calculations in …
Non-equilibrium simulation of energy relaxation for earth reentry utilizing a collisional-radiative model
YW Du, SR Sun, MJ Tan, Y Zhou, X Chen, X Meng… - Acta Astronautica, 2022 - Elsevier
A high-temperature air collisional-radiative model considering both vibrational and
electronic excited states is established to investigate the plasma characteristics along the …
electronic excited states is established to investigate the plasma characteristics along the …
A theoretical approximation of the shock standoff distance for supersonic flows around a circular cylinder
J Sinclair, X Cui - Physics of Fluids, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
Many previous studies have addressed the problem of theoretically approximating the shock
standoff distance; however, limitations to these methods fail to produce excellent results …
standoff distance; however, limitations to these methods fail to produce excellent results …
Expansion tube experiments of magnetohydrodynamic aerobraking for superorbital earth reentry
A set of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) aerobraking experiments was conducted with the aim
of simulating the Earth reentry environment for Mars return trajectories, and to study the …
of simulating the Earth reentry environment for Mars return trajectories, and to study the …
Overview of flow diagnosis in a shock tunnel
In this work, an overview of flow diagnosis in a shock tunnel is made by means of using
established techniques that are easy to setup, economical to arrange, and simple to …
established techniques that are easy to setup, economical to arrange, and simple to …
Improved test time evaluation in an expansion tube
Traditionally, expansion tube test times have been experimentally evaluated using test
section mounted impact pressure probes. This paper proposes two new methods which can …
section mounted impact pressure probes. This paper proposes two new methods which can …
Magnetohydrodynamic aerobraking shock stand-off measurements with flight representative electrodynamic boundary conditions
DE Gildfind, D Smith, A Lefevre, PA Jacobs… - AIAA Journal, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
This paper reports on an experimental study of magnetohydrodynamic aerobraking using an
expansion tube facility, which can generate the correct electrodynamic boundary conditions …
expansion tube facility, which can generate the correct electrodynamic boundary conditions …
Magnetohydrodynamic experiments of total heat flux mitigation for superorbital earth reentry
A set of experiments was conducted with the aim of evaluating total heat flux mitigation using
magnetohydrodynamic flow control over ionized shock layers surrounding planetary entry …
magnetohydrodynamic flow control over ionized shock layers surrounding planetary entry …
Numerical simulation of a hypersonic flow past a blunt body
Y Hu, H Huang, Z Zhang - … Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & …, 2017 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the characteristics of hypersonic flow past a
blunt body. Design/methodology/approach The implicit finite volume schemes are derived …
blunt body. Design/methodology/approach The implicit finite volume schemes are derived …
Experimental and computational fluid dynamics study of Hayabusa reentry peak heating
EJ Fahy, DR Buttsworth, RJ Gollan… - Journal of Spacecraft …, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
In this work, near-infrared and ultraviolet spectroscopic data collected during the Hayabusa
spacecraft reentry is used as the basis for validating numerical and experimental studies …
spacecraft reentry is used as the basis for validating numerical and experimental studies …