An Extended B' Formulation for Ablating-Surface Boundary Conditions

• Published in: arXiv.org
• Main Authors: Padovan, Alberto, Vollmer, Blaine, Panerai, Francesco, Panesi, Marco, Stephani, Kelly A, Bodony, Daniel J
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 12.10.2023
• Subjects: Algorithms; Boundary conditions; First principles; Formalism; Hypersonic flight; Hypersonic flow; Impact prediction; Mass transfer; Porous materials; Recession; Thermal boundary layer; Thermal protection; Wind tunnels

The B' formulation can be understood as a mass and energy conservation formalism at a reacting singular surface. In hypersonics applications, it is typically used to compute the chemical equilibrium properties of gaseous mixtures at ablating surfaces, and to estimate the recession velocity of t...