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New papers at ICCFD11

Jul 27, 2022

Askins, L. P. and Martin, A., “Reconstruction of Arc-Jet Environment Using 2D Material Response Models,” Computational Fluid Dynamics (ICCFD11), Maui, HI, July 2022. Price, K. J., Bailey, S. C. C., and Martin, A., “Characterization and Modeling of Spallation in Thermal Protection Systems,” Computational Fluid Dynamics (ICCFD11), Maui, HI, July 2022.

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New papers at AIAA Aviation 2022

Jul 27, 2022

McQuaid, J. A., Zibitsker, A. L., Martin, A., and Brehm, C., “Kentucky Re-Entry Universal Payload System (KRUPS): Overview of flight test via high-altitude balloon,” AIAA Aviation Forum, AIAA Paper 2022-4088, Jan 2022.doi: 10.2514/6.2022-4088 Schmidt, J. D., Nichols, J. T., Dietz, C. J., Askins, L. P., Ford, K. F., Perry, A., Smith, W. T., and Martin, A., “Kentucky Re-Entry Universal Payload System (KRUPS): Overview of flight test via high-altitude balloon,” AIAA Aviation Forum, AIAA Paper 2022-3729, Jan 2022.

GSIL in the news!

May 6, 2022

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GSIL in the news!

Mar 14, 2022

https://www.wkyt.com/2022/03/14/uk-researchers-successfully-launch-space... https://foxlexington.com/news/local/university-of-kentucky-students-and-... https://uknow.uky.edu/research/uk-makes-history-successful-space-capsule...

Group Picture 2022

Mar 2, 2022

From left to right: Raghava Davuluri, Page Askins, Bibin Joseph, Simon Schmidt, Jino George, Alex Zibitsker, Rick Fu, Ares Barrio, Berk Gur, Sujit Sinha, Kirsten Ford, Kristen Price, John Schmidt, Matt Ruffner, Alexandre MartinMissing from the picture: Craig Meade, Luke Fortner, Sean McDaniel, Justin Cooper, Kate Rhoads, Tori DuPlessis, Kate MacLarney, Mohammad Khaleel

New paper on Spallation!

Jan 11, 2022

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New papers at AIAA SciTech 2022

Jan 11, 2022

[1] Banerjee, A., Martin, A., and Poovathingal, S., “Estimating Effective Radiative Properties and In-Depth Radiative Heating of Porous Ablators,” AIAA SciTech Forum, AIAA Paper 2022-1640, Jan 2022. DOI:10.2514/6.2022-1640 [2] Cooper, J. M., Salazar, G., and Martin, A., “Numerical Investigation of Film Coefficient Engineering Methodology for Dissociated, Chemically Reacting Boundary Layers,” AIAA SciTech Forum, AIAA Paper 2022-1907, Jan 2022. DOI:10.2514/6.2022-1907

New paper on radiation!

Sep 21, 2021

The P1 approximation to the radiative transfer equation is coupled to a material response code in order to model ablative materials. These types of materials are used as thermal protection systems for atmospheric entry vehicles. Several test cases are presented to verify the implementation and to validate the approach. Representative conditions -- mimicking an arc-jet, a radiant heating facility, and an atmospheric entry trajectory -- are used to demonstrate the validity of the coupled model.

New papers!

Apr 30, 2021

Davuluri, R. S. C., Bailey, S. C. C., Tagavi, K. A., and Martin, A., “A drag coefficient model for lagrangian particle dynamics relevant to high-speed flows,” International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, vol. 87, 2021, Article 108706.doi: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2020.108706. Omidy, A. D., Cooper, J. M., Tagavi, K. A., and Martin, A., “VISTA, an open Avcoat material database for material response modeling,” JANNAF Journal of Propulsion and Energetics, vol. 12, no. 1, 2021.

Data acquisition on the next Orion flight!

Apr 30, 2021

The work of Justin Cooper, a PhD student in GSIL, featured in NASA News: https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/features/armstrong-assists-with-o...

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