MONTE-CARLO SIMULATION OF ENTRY IN THE MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE

Authors
HASH DB HASSAN HA
Citation
Db. Hash et Ha. Hassan, MONTE-CARLO SIMULATION OF ENTRY IN THE MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE, Journal of thermophysics and heat transfer, 7(2), 1993, pp. 228-232
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Mechanical
Journal title
Journal of thermophysics and heat transfer → ACNP
ISSN journal
08878722
Volume
7
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
228 - 232
Database
ISI
SICI code
0887-8722(1993)7:2<228:MSOEIT>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The Direct Simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method of Bird is used to inv estigate the characteristics of low density hypersonic flowfields for typical aerobrakes during Martian atmospheric entry. The method allows for both thermal and chemical nonequilibrium. Results are presented f or a 60-deg spherically blunt cone for various nose radii and altitude s.