A state-to-state self-consistent model of the Hydrogen-Helium mixture has been applied to investigate the ionization kinetics during the entry of a capsule in the atmosphere of a gaseous giant planet. The kinetic model has been coupled with the 1D shock tube code to compare theoretical results with the measurements obtained in the EAST facility at NASA-AMES. The alternate path to ionization proposed results in a more efficient production of electrons, in agreement with the experiments. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Ionization kinetic model for Hydrogen-Helium atmospheres in hypersonic shock tubes
Colonna, Gianpiero; Pietanza, Lucia Daniela; Laricchiuta, Annarita
Journal:
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transf. (Print) 156 pp. 119916-1 - 119916-10
Year:
2020
ISTP Authors: Gianpiero Colonna
Annarita Laricchiuta
Lucia Daniela Pietanza
Keywords: Shock tubes, State-to-state kinetics, Hydrogen, Hypersonic flow, Helium, Ionization, Giant planet entry
Research Activitie: JOURNAL ARTICLES
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