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DSMC study of oxygen shockwaves based on high-fidelity vibrational relaxation and dissociation models

Journal Article · · Physics of Fluids
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4974056· OSTI ID:1987969

This work evaluates high-fidelity vibrational-translational (VT) energy relaxation and dissociation models for pure O2 normal shockwave simulations with the direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method. The O2–O collisions are described using ab initio state-specific relaxation and dissociation models. The Macheret-Fridman (MF) dissociation model is adapted to the DSMC framework by modifying the standard implementation of the total collision energy (TCE) model. The O2–O2 dissociation is modeled with this TCE+MF approach, which is calibrated with O2–O ab initio data and experimental equilibrium dissociation rates. The O2–O2 vibrational relaxation is modeled via the Larsen-Borgnakke model, calibrated to experimental VT rates. All the present results are compared to experimental data and previous calculations available in the literature. It is found that, in general, the ab initio dissociation model is better than the TCE model at matching the shock experiments. Therefore, when available, efficient ab initio models are preferred over phenomenological models. We also show that the proposed TCE + MF formulation can be used to improve the standard TCE model results when ab initio data are not available or limited.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
1987969
Journal Information:
Physics of Fluids, Journal Name: Physics of Fluids Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 29; ISSN 1070-6631
Publisher:
American Institute of PhysicsCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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