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Title: DSMC predictions of non-equilibrium reaction rates.

Conference ·
OSTI ID:1003925

A set of Direct Simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) chemical-reaction models recently proposed by Bird and based solely on the collision energy and the vibrational energy levels of the species involved is applied to calculate nonequilibrium chemical-reaction rates for atmospheric reactions in hypersonic flows. The DSMC non-equilibrium model predictions are in good agreement with theoretical models and experimental measurements. The observed agreement provides strong evidence that modeling chemical reactions using only the collision energy and the vibrational energy levels provides an accurate method for predicting non-equilibrium chemical-reaction rates.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
1003925
Report Number(s):
SAND2010-2533C; TRN: US201103%%19
Resource Relation:
Conference: Proposed for presentation at the 27th Rarefied Gas Dynamics Symposium held July 10-15, 2010 in Pacific Grove, CA.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English