Effects of Thermal and Chemical Nonequilibrium on Response of Charring Ablative Materials
Lunar SmallSat Missions with Chemical-Electrospray Multimode Propulsion
Chemical Kinetics and Thermal Properties of Ablator Pyrolysis Products During Atmospheric Entry
Direct Numerical Simulation of Nonequilibrium Effects on Decaying Isotropic Turbulence
Direct Validation of Approximate Models for Molecular Vibrational Transition
Family of Skeletal Reaction Mechanisms for Methane–Oxygen Combustion in Rocket Propulsion
Analyzing methane–oxygen rocket propellant combinations requires suitable modeling of the major chemical reaction processes. Although
...Parametric Study of Transpiration Cooling Using Oxides for Sharp Hypersonic Leading Edges
Recent escalating interest in the development of highly maneuverable hypersonic vehicles demands sharp leading edges. However, sharp
...Numerical Investigation of Gas Models for Retropropulsion Flows for Future Mars Missions
Durability of Passive Thermal Control Materials Exposed to Low-Earth-Orbital Environment
Numerical Investigation of Diffusion Flame in Transonic Flow with Large Pressure Gradient
Effect of Boric Acid on Electronically Controlled Solid Propellants
Responsive Maneuver Planning for Sun-Synchronous Repeating Ground Track Orbits
This paper investigates the suitability of sun-synchronous orbits (SSOs) as an injection location for responsive, maneuverable
...Low-Thrust Resonance Gravity-Assist Trajectory Design for Lunar Missions
Novel Solid Propellants Enabled Through In Situ Martian Perchlorates
With evidence for the native perchlorates existing in the Martian regolith, this paper examines the feasibility and performance of
...Nonequilibrium Heating/Cooling Effects in a Mach Number 10 Hydrogen-Fueled Scramjet
The influence of thermal/chemical nonequilibrium on a hydrogen-fueled
...Optimized Measurement Timing for In-Space Thrust Inference
Novel Lightweight Loop Heat Pipe Radiator for High-Power Space Systems
High-power space systems reject a large amounts of waste heat via medium- or high-temperature radiators. For this application, the heat
...Multiphysics Modeling for Combustion Instability in Paraffin-Fueled Hybrid Rocket Engines
The use of paraffin-based fuels is a promising approach to a low regression rate in hybrid rocket engines, and the capability to
...Stochastic Equilibrium Analysis to Optimize Solid Propellant Combustion Gas Composition