scholarly journals 3D DSMC Simulation of Rarefied Gas Flows around a Space Crew Capsule Using OpenFOAM

2013 ◽  
Vol 03 (01) ◽  
pp. 35-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi Shang ◽  
Shuo Chen
Keyword(s):  
Rarefied Gas ◽  
Gas Flows ◽  
Rarefied Gas Flows ◽  
Dsmc Simulation

DSMC Simulation of Rarefied Gas Flow Over a Wall Mounted Cube

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deepak Nabapure ◽  
Ram Chandra Murthy
Keyword(s):  
Gas Flow ◽  
Rarefied Gas ◽  
Flow Behavior ◽  
Direct Simulation Monte Carlo ◽  
Temperature Fields ◽  
Gas Flows ◽  
Rarefied Gas Flows ◽  
Dsmc Simulation ◽  
Recirculation Length ◽  
Velocity Pressure

Abstract The present study investigates the flow behavior of the rarefied gas over a wall-mounted cube. The problem is studied for different cube heights (h) of 9mm and 18mm in the slip and transition regimes. The Direct Simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method is employed to evaluate the properties such as velocity, pressure and temperature fields. The Reynolds number (Re) ranges from 403 to 807, and the Knudsen number (Kn) is in the range from 0.05 to 0.103. A typical shock wave is formed in front of the cube. The recirculation length of the vortices normalized with respect to the respective cube heights for Kn = 0.05 and Kn = 0.103 are about 1.11 and 1.95 respectively. Similarly, the center of the vortices is located at about 3.33 and 6.11 times the respective cube heights upstream, for Kn = 0.05 and Kn = 0.103. The local temperature and pressure variations observed upstream of the cube are two orders higher in magnitude and are primarily attributed to strong compressibility effects. The present study paves the way for benchmarking, and forms a basis for understanding the rarefied gas flows over complex geometries.

Shock polar investigation in supersonic rarefied gas flows over a circular cylinder

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 052006
Author(s):  
Hassan Akhlaghi ◽  
Ehsan Roohi ◽  
Abbas Daliri ◽  
Mohammad-Reza Soltani
Keyword(s):  
Circular Cylinder ◽  
Rarefied Gas ◽  
Gas Flows ◽  
Rarefied Gas Flows

scholarly journals Rarefied gas flows through meshes and implications for atmospheric measurements

2001 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 563-569 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Gumbel
Keyword(s):  
Middle Atmosphere ◽  
Rarefied Gas ◽  
Direct Simulation Monte Carlo ◽  
Atmospheric Composition ◽  
Gas Flows ◽  
Atmospheric Measurements ◽  
Rarefied Gas Flows ◽  
Flow Disturbances ◽  
Composition And Structure ◽  
Compression Effects

Abstract. Meshes are commonly used as part of instruments for in situ atmospheric measurements. This study analyses the aerodynamic effect of meshes by means of wind tunnel experiments and numerical simulations. Based on the Direct Simulation Monte Carlo method, a simple mesh parameterisation is described and applied to a number of representative flow conditions. For open meshes freely exposed to the flow, substantial compression effects are found both upstream and downstream of the mesh. Meshes attached to close instrument structures, on the other hand, cause only minor flow disturbances. In an accompanying paper, the approach developed here is applied to the quantitative analysis of rocket-borne density measurements in the middle atmosphere.Key words. Atmospheric composition and structure (instruments and techniques; middle atmosphere – composition and chemistry)

scholarly journals An open source, parallel DSMC code for rarefied gas flows in arbitrary geometries

2010 ◽  
Vol 39 (10) ◽  
pp. 2078-2089 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.J. Scanlon ◽  
E. Roohi ◽  
C. White ◽  
M. Darbandi ◽  
J.M. Reese
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Rarefied Gas ◽  
Gas Flows ◽  
Rarefied Gas Flows ◽  
Arbitrary Geometries
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