Formulation is presented to demonstrate the significance of a simplified radiation model in investigating the flow-phenomena in the viscous radiating shock layer of a Jovian entry body. For this, a nongray absorption model for hydrogen-helium gas is developed which consists of 30 steps over the spectral range of 0-20 ev. By employing this model results were obtained for temperature, pressure, density, and radiative flux in the shock layer and along the body surface. These are compared with results of two sophisticated radiative transport models available in the literature. Use of the present radiation model results in significant reduction in computational time. Results of this model are found to be in general agreement with results of other models. It is concluded that use of the present model is justified in investigating the flow phenomena around a Jovian entry body because it is relatively simple, computationally fast, and yield fairly accurate results. (Kuretz)
Significance of radiation models in investigating the flow phenomena around a jovian entry body
Bedeutung der Strahlungswaermemodelle bei der Untersuchung der Stroemungsfelder um Raumsonden beim Eintritt in die Jupiter-Atmosphaere
AIAA-Papers ; 1-7
1978
7 Seiten, 7 Bilder, 21 Quellen
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
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