Direct simulation with vibration-dissociation couplingThe majority of implementations of the Direct Simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method of Bird do not account for vibration-dissociation coupling. Haas and Boyd have proposed the vibrationally-favored dissociation model to accomplish this task. This model requires measurements of induction distance to determine model constants. A more general expression has been derived that does not require any experimental input. The model is used to calculate one-dimensional shock waves in nitrogen and the flow past a lunar transfer vehicle (LTV). For the conditions considered in the simulation, the influence of vibration-dissociation coupling on heat transfer in the stagnation region of the LTV can be significant.
Document ID
19920065233
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Hash, David B. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Hassan, H. A. (North Carolina State University Raleigh, United States)