Gas Surface Interactions Lab

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

December 11, 2023

New talks at 12th Ablation Workshop 2022

  1. Davuluri, R. S. C., "Numerical reconstruction of spalled particle trajectories in an arc-jet environment", 12th AWS, Nov 2022.
  2. Zibitsker, A. L., "Identification, and study of validation level test cases for computational modeling of non-Charring ablators", 12th AWS, Nov 2022.
  3. Multiple posters

July 27, 2022

New papers at FAR2022

  1. Price, K. J., Bailey, S. C. C., and Martin, A., “Characterization and Modeling of Arc-Jet Sample Spallation Particles,” International Conference on Flight vehicles, Aerothermodynamics and Re-entry Missions and Engineering (FAR 2022), Heilbronn, Germany, July 2022.
  2. Schmidt, J. D., Nichols, J. T., Ruffner, M. P., Smith, W. T., and Martin, A., “Overview of the orbital re-entry of the KRUPS capsule,” International Conference on Flight vehicles, Aerothermodynamics and Re-entry Missions and Engineering (FAR 2022), Heilbronn, Germany, July 2022.
  3. Seif, M., Martin, A., and Beck, M. J., “Stochastic mechanical modeling of fibrous ablators: the influence of defects on directional behavior,” International Conference on Flight vehicles, Aerothermodynamics and Re-entry Missions and Engineering (FAR 2022), Heilbronn, Germany, July 2022.

July 27, 2022

New papers at ICCFD11

  1. Askins, L. P. and Martin, A., “Reconstruction of Arc-Jet Environment Using 2D Material Response Models,” Computational Fluid Dynamics (ICCFD11), Maui, HI, July 2022.
  2. 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.
  3. Zibitsker, A. L., Martin, A., McQuaid, J. A., Brehm, C., Palmer, G., Libben, B., and Stern, E., “Study of Graphite Ablation at Arc-Jet Conditions using Finite-Rate and Equilibrium Chemistry Models,” 11th International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ICCFD11), ICCFD11-2022-2602, Maui, HI, July 2022.

July 27, 2022

New papers at AIAA Aviation 2022

  1. 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
  2. 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.
    doi: 10.2514/6.2022-3729
  3. Askins, L. P., Martin, A., Libben, B., Palmer, G., and Williams, J. T., “Semi-Empirical 1D Material Response Modeling Using Inverse Methods,” AIAA Aviation Forum, AIAA Paper 2022-3730, Chicago, IL, Jun 2022.
    doi: 10.2514/6.2022-3730
  4. Fu, R., Sinha, S., Barrow, C. T., Maddox, J. F., Hoagg, J. B., and Martin, A., “A Data-Driven Approach For Real-Time Estimation of Material Uncertainty,” AIAA Aviation Forum, AIAA Paper 2022-3728, Chicago, IL, Jun 2022.
    doi: 10.2514/6.2022-3728
  5. Khaleel, M. and Martin, A., “Radiative conductivity estimation using direct approach for fibrous materials,” AIAA Aviation Forum, AIAA Paper 2022-3946, Chicago, IL, Jun 2022.
    doi: 10.2514/6.2022-3946
  6. Price, K. J., Davuluri, R. S. C., Palmer, G., Bailey, S. C. C., and Martin, A., “Modeling of spalled particles for arc-jet test planning,” AIAA Aviation Forum, AIAA Paper 2022-3948, Chicago, IL, Jun 2022.
    doi: 10.2514/6.2022-3948
  7. Schmitt, S. and Martin, A., “A Kinetic Monte Carlo based analysis of graphite oxidation with realistic defect distributions,” AIAA Aviation Forum, AIAA Paper 2022-3945, Chicago, IL, Jun 2022.
    doi: 10.2514/6.2022-3945
  8. Seif, M., Puppo, J., Zlatinov, M., Schaffarzick, D., Martin, A., and Beck, M. J., “Stochastic mechanical modeling of MMOD impact-inspired cylindrical cavities in Duocel foam,” AIAA Aviation Forum, AIAA Paper 2022-3506, Chicago, IL, Jun 2022.
    doi: 10.2514/6.2022-3506
  9. Zibitsker, A. L., McQuaid, J. A., Brehm, C., and Martin, A., “Study of a Two-Dimensional Shape Change of Blunt-Body Geometries at Hypersonic Conditions Using Fully Coupled Simulation,” AIAA Aviation Forum, AIAA Paper 2022-4006, Chicago, IL, Jun 2022.
    doi: 10.2514/6.2022-4006

May 12, 2022

RockOn! 2022

https://www.engr.uky.edu/news/2022/05/undergraduate-students-add-another...

May 6, 2022

GSIL in the news!

http://uknow.uky.edu/student-news/uk-grad-jacksonville-jaguar-luke-fortn...

http://uknow.uky.edu/research/14-faculty-named-2022-2023-university-rese...

April 19, 2022

Justin Cooper wins Best AIAA Student Paper Award for Thermophysics

http://www.engr.uky.edu/news/2022/04/graduate-student-justin-cooper-wins...

March 14, 2022

GSIL in the news!

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...

March 2, 2022

Group Picture 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 Martin
Missing from the picture: Craig Meade, Luke Fortner, Sean McDaniel, Justin Cooper, Kate Rhoads, Tori DuPlessis, Kate MacLarney, Mohammad Khaleel