Navier-Stokes solutions with surface catalysis for Martian atmospheric entry

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Jul 1992

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AIAA, Thermophysics Conference, 27th, Nashville, TN, July 6-8, 1992. 11 p.

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Atmospheric Entry, Axisymmetric Flow, Gas Mixtures, Hypersonic Flow, Mars Atmosphere, Navier-Stokes Equation, Two Dimensional Flow, Boundary Conditions, Carbon Dioxide, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Flow Distribution, Forebodies, Nitrogen, Thermal Protection

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In this study numerical solutions have been obtained for two-dimensional axisymmetric hypersonic nonequilibrium CO2 flow over a high angle blunt cone with appropriate surface boundary conditions to account for energy and mass conservation at the body surface. The flowfield is described by the Navier-Stokes equations and multicomponent conservation laws which account for both translational and internal vibrational nonequilibrium effects. Complete forebody solutions have been obtained for the peak heating point of the Mars entry trajectory specified in the proposed NASA MESUR (Mars Environmental Survey) project. In these solutions, radiative equilibrium wall temperature and surface heating distributions are determined over the MESUR aeroshell forebody for entry velocity equal to 7 km/sec with varying degrees of surface catalysis. The effects of gas kinetics, surface catalysis, transport properties, and vibrational relaxation times on the surface heating are examined. The results identify some important issues in the prediction of surface heating for flows in thermochemical nonequilibrium and show that the Navier-Stokes code used herein is effective for thermal protection system design and materials selection.

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