Gas Surface Interactions Lab

November 11, 2024

New talks at 14th Ablation Workshop

  1. Fu, R., "Fracture and Failure Modeling in Ablative Materials ",  14th AWS, Nov 2024.
  2. Martin, A., "Overview of the KREPE-2 Hypersonic Flight Mission ",  14th AWS, Nov 2024.
  3. Tacchi, B., "Data Analysis of the Kentuck Re-entry Universal Payload System (KRUPS) Hypersonic Flights ",  14th AWS, Nov 2024.
  4. Many Posters

October 7, 2024

Talks from 2024 Southeast Regional Space Grant Meeting

The talks were given in the 2024 Southeast Regional Space Grant meeting at Oxford, MS, September 26-27, 2024.

September 20, 2024

Engineering Takes Flight

Krups has been featured during the Engineering Takes Flight event.

August 13, 2024

New Journal Papers

  1. Seif, M. N., Puppo, J., Beck, M. J., Zlantinov M., Schaffarzick D., and Martin, A., "Stochastic mesoscale mechanical modeling of metallic foams",  Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, (2024) 0(0).
    doi: 10.1177/10812865241265049.
  2. Fu, R., Martin, A., Ramjatan, S., Kroells M., and Schwartzentruber, T., "Microscale Thermal–Structural Modeling for Carbon Fibers Subjected to a Hypersonic Boundary Layer", Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, (2024) 11(1).
    doi: 10.2514/1.A35916.

August 13, 2024

New papers at AIAA Aviation 2024

  1. Cochell T. J., Unocic R. R., Bessire B. K., Poovathingal S. J. and Martin A., "In-Situ Nanoscale Ablation", AIAA Avaition 2024 Forum, AIAA Paper 2024-3729, Jul. 2024.
    doi:10.2514/6.2024-3729.
  2.  Bibin J., DuPlessis V. A., Zibitsker A. L., Fu R., Martin A., "Pyrolysis Gas Energy Transport in Ablative Material", AIAA Aviation 2024 Forum, AIAA Paper 2024-3650, Jul. 2024.
    doi: 10.2514/6.2024-3650
  3. Ruffner M. P., Ford K. F., Craig L. M., Tacchi B. D., Schmidt J. D., Poovathingal S. J., Smith W. T., Martin A., "Overview of the Hypersonic Test Flight KREPE-2", AIAA Aviation 2024 Forum, AIAA Paper 2024-3561, Jul. 2024.
    doi: 10.2514/6.2024-3561
  4. Baeg S., Davuluri R., Martin A., "Implementation of Chemical Non-Equilibrium in a Hypersonic Unified CFD Solver", AIAA Aviation 2024 Forum, AIAA Paper 2024-3814, Jul. 2024.
    doi:10.2514/6.2024-3814

January 17, 2024

New papers at AIAA SciTech 2024

  1. Baeg S., Davuluri R., Martin A., "Development of two-temperature model in unified solver", AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum, AIAA Paper 2024-0445, Jan. 2024.
    doi: 10.2514/6.2024-0445
  2. Sinha S., Fu R., Bailey S., Hoagg J. B., Martin A., "Utilizing a retrospective cost adaptation control (RCAC) algorithm to achieve data-driven, adaptive, real-time (DART) precision meteorological forecasts", AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum, AIAA Paper 2024-1082, Jan. 2024.
    doi: 10.2514/6.2024-1082
  3. Zibitsker A. L., McQuaid J. A., Fu R., Brehm C., Martin A., "Simulation of porous carbon preform ablation in a chemically reacting environment", AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum, AIAA Paper 2024-1479, Jan. 2024.
    doi: 10.2514/6.2024-1479
  4. Price K. J., Bailey S., Martin A., "Analysis of arc-jet sample spallation products", AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum, AIAA Paper 2024-1480, Jan. 2024.
    doi: 10.2514/6.2024-1480
  5. Barrios-Lobelle A., Haas F.M., Poovathingal S.J., Martin A., "Characterization of hypersonic flow over slender bodies at sea-level", AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum, AIAA Paper 2024-1688, Jan. 2024.
    doi: 10.2514/6.2024-1688
  6. Knutson A., Candler G. V., Zibitsker A. L., Joseph B., Hannemann J., Martin A., "Coupled Simulation of Material Response using Equilibrium and Finite-Rate Ablation Models", AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum, AIAA Paper 2024-0378, Jan. 2024.
    doi: 10.2514/6.2024-0378

December 11, 2023

New journal papers

  1. Davuluri, R. S. C., Fu, R., Tagavi, K. A., and Martin, A., "Fully Coupled Material Response and Internal Radiative Heat Transfer for Three-Dimensional Heat Shield Modeling",  Journal of Themrophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 38, No. 1 (2024), pp. 20-35.
    doi: 10.2514/1.T6699
  2. Zibitsker, A. L., McQuaid, J. A., Brehm, C., and Martin, A., "Validation and analysis of a coupled fluid-ablation framework for modeling low-temperature ablator",  International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 218, 2024.
    doi: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2023.124728
  3. Stoffel, T. D., Barrios-Lobelle, A., Schmidt, J. D., Martin, A., and Poovathingal, S. J., "Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of the Kentucky Re-Entry Universal Payload System", Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 2023.
    doi: 10.2514/1.A35548
  4. Davuluri, R. S. C., Zhang, H., Taghavi, K. A. and Martin, A., "Effects of spalled particles thermal degradation on a hypersonic flow field environment", International Journal of Multiphase Flow, Vol 159, 2023.
    doi: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2022.104287
  5. Cooper, J. M., and Martin, A., "Novel Engineering Methodology for Decoupled Aerothermal Analysis of Hypersonic Atmospheric Entry Flows",  Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 60, 2023.
    doi: 10.2514/1.A35433
  6. Cooper, J. M., Salazar, G., and Martin, A., "Numerical Investigation of Film Coefficient Approximation for Chemically Reacting Boundary-Layer Flows",  Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 2023.
    doi: 10.2514/1.T6707
  7. Ruffner, M. P., Schmidt, J. D., Rowe, I. S., Nolin, R. D., Smith, W., and Martin, A., "Electronics Design and Testing of the KREPE Atmospheric Entry Capsule Avionics", IEEE Journal on Miniaturization for Air and Space Systems, 2023.
    doi: 10.1109/JMASS.2023.3303042
  8. Tacchi, B., Stoffel, T. D., Martin, A., and Poovathingal, S. J., "Reconstruction of the Kentucky Re-Entry Universal Payload System Hypersonic Flight Trajectory", Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 2023.
    doi: 10.2514/1.A35826
  9. Zibitsker, A. L., McQuaid, J. A., Stern, E. C., Palmer, G. E., Libben, B. J., Brehm, C., and Martin, A., "Finite-rate and equilibrium study of graphite ablation under arc-jet conditions",  Computers & Fluids, Vol. 267, 2023.
    doi: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2023.106069

December 11, 2023

New talks at 13th Ablation Workshop

  1. Price, K. J., "Arc-jet Investigation of Spallation Products ",  13th AWS, Nov 2023.
  2. Zibitsker, A. L., "Exploring the effect of boundary layer suction onto the heating of porous carbon preform in coupled simulation",  13th AWS, Nov 2023.
  3. Many posters.

December 11, 2023

New papers at AIAA Aviation 2023

  1. Fu, R., Gur, H. B., Zibitsker, A. L., and Martin, A., "A Multi-Species High-Fidelity Material Response Framework for Ablation Physics", AIAA Aviation Forum, AIAA Paper 2023-3328, Jun. 2023.
    doi: 10.2514/6.2023-3328
  2.  Zibitsker, A. L., McQuaid, J. A., Brehm, C., and Martin, A., "Deviation from Equilibrium Thermochemistry and Aerodynamic Heating Assumptions in the Ablation Process of Camphor", AIAA Aviation Forum, AIAA Paper 2023-3486, Jun. 2023.
    doi: 10.2514/6.2023-3486
  3.  Tacchi, B. D., Martin, A., and Poovathingal, S. J., "Inverse estimation of the Kentucky Re-entry Universal Payload System (KRUPS) flight trajectory", AIAA Aviation Forum, AIAA Paper 2023-3733, Jun. 2023.
    doi: 10.2514/6.2023-3733
  4. Gur, H., B., Fu, R., and Martin, A., "Material Response Modelling of Ablating Thin Layers", AIAA Aviation Forum, AIAA Paper 2023-3729, Jan. 2023.
    doi: 10.2514/6.2023-3729

December 11, 2023

New papers at AIAA SciTech 2023

  1. Schmidt, J. D., Ruffner, M. P.,  Nichols, J. T., Rowe, I. S., Nolin, R. D., Ford, K. F., Smith, W. T., and Martin, A., "Kentucky Re-entry Universal Payload System (KRUPS): Overview of hypersonic re-entry flight", AIAA SciTech Forum, AIAA Paper 2023-0206, Jan. 2023.
    doi: 10.2514/6.2023-0206
  2. Dungan, D., D., McQuaid, J., A., Zibitsker, A. L., Martin, A, and Brehm, C., "Numerical Investigation of Fluid-Ablation Interactions for a Mach 5.3 Transitional Boundary Layer Flow Over a 13 Degree Cone", AIAA SciTech Forum, AIAA Paper 2023-0476, Jan. 2023.
    doi: 10.2514/6.2023-0476
  3. Bessire, B. K., Martin, A., Renfro, M. W.,  Bailey, S., Price, K. J., Panerai, F., and Chen, S., "An Overview of Experiments in The Entry Systems Modeling Project", AIAA SciTech Forum, AIAA Paper 2023-1337, Jan. 2023.
    doi: 10.2514/6.2023-1337
  4. McQuaid, J. A., Zibitsker, A. L., Martin, A, and Brehm, C., "Heat Flux Predictions using a 3D Near Body Solver on an Adaptive Block-Structured Cartesian Off-Body Grid", AIAA SciTech Forum, AIAA Paper 2023-1799, Jan. 2023.
    doi: 10.2514/6.2023-1799
  5. Davuluri, R. S. C.,  Price, K. J.,  Bailey, S., Tagavi, K., and Martin, A., "Numerical reconstruction of spalled particle trajectories in an arc-jet environment: Cylinder and Hemicylinder samples", AIAA SciTech Forum, AIAA Paper 2023-1911, Jan. 2023.
    doi: 10.2514/6.2023-1911
  6. Price, K., J., Martin, A, and Bailey, S., "Characterization of spalled particles resulting from arc-jet tests", AIAA SciTech Forum, AIAA Paper 2023-1913, Jan. 2023.
    doi: 10.2514/6.2023-1913
  7. Fu, R., and Martin, A., "Crack Modeling in Charring Ablation Materials", AIAA ScTtech Forum, AIAA Paper 2023-2085, Jan. 2023.
    doi: 10.2514/6.2023-2085
  8. Davuluri, R. S. C., Price, K. J.,  Bailey, S., Tagavi, K., and Martin, A., "Numerical reconstruction of spalled particle trajectories in an arc-jet environment: Accounting for non-sphericity and back-tracking", AIAA SciTech Forum, AIAA Paper 2023-2714, Jan. 2023.
    doi: 10.2514/6.2023-2714
  9. Gur, H., B., Fu, R., and Martin, A., "Materials Response Modeling of  Pyrolysis Gases Flow Through Material with Thin Layers", AIAA SciTech Forum, AIAA Paper 2023-3729, Jan. 2023.
    doi: 10.2514/6.2023-3729