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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...

New conference articles available!

Jul 17, 2018

[1] Sparks, J. D., Myers, G. I., Whitmer, E. C., Nichols, J. T., Dietz, C. J., Khouri, N., Smith, S. W., and Martin, A., “Overview of the second test-flight of the Kentucky Re-entry Universal Payload System (KRUPS),” 12th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, AIAA Paper 2018- 3589, Atlanta, GA, June 2018.DOI: 10.2514/6.2018- 3589

New journal paper in "Experiments in Fluids"!

Feb 8, 2018

A new journal article was recently published in the journal of Experiments Fluids:

New journal article available!

Jan 26, 2018

A new journal article was recently published in the journal of Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science:

New conference article available!

Jan 26, 2018

Two new articles were recently presented at the AIAA Aerospace Science Meeting (SciTech 2018): Sparks, J. D., Whitmer, E. C., Myers, G. I., Montague, C. C., Dietz, C. J., Khouri, N., Nichols, J. T., Smith, S. W., and Martin, A., “Overview of the first test-flight of the Kentucky re-entry universal payload system (KRUPS),” 56th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA Paper 2018-1720, Kissimmee, FL, January 2018.doi: 10.2514/6.2018-1720

New article in Louisville's Courier-Journal!

Dec 13, 2017

Louisville main newspaper, the Courier-Journal, recently published an article about the research of the Gas-Surface Interaction Lab: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/tech/science/2017/09/14/kentucky-scientists-help-nasa-prepare-deep-space-missions/525000001/

New journal article available!

Dec 13, 2017

A new journal article was recently published in the Journal of Computational Physics:

New journal article!

Nov 2, 2017

A new journal article was recently published in the AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer:

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