Multi-scale simulations of in-depth pyrolysis of charring ablative thermal protection material

Computers and Fluids

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 191-196

  Cheng, Gary C ^a   Venkatachari, Balaji Shankar ^a   Cozmuta, Ioana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b ERC Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomistic analysis; CFD; Pyrolysis gas; Reactive MD; Surface ablation; TPS

Indexed keywords

ATOMISTIC ANALYSIS; CFD; REACTIVE MD; SURFACE ABLATION; TPS;

ABLATION; ABLATIVE MATERIALS; ASSOCIATED GAS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); GASES; HYPERSONIC VEHICLES; MASS TRANSFER; MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SPACE RESEARCH; SURFACES;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 79954625492     PISSN: 00457930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2010.10.023     Document Type: Article

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