Ablation Workshop

Ablation Modeling of a Solid Rocket Nozzle

Mark E. Ewing, ATK Aerospace Systems
Galen H. Richards, ATK Aerospace Systems
Micheal P. Iverson, ATK Aerospace Systems
Daron A. Isaac, ATK Aerospace Systems

8:15 AM

Modeling of Heat Transfer Attenuation by Ablative Gases during the Stardust Re-Entry

Alexandre Martin, University of Kentucky
Iain D. Boyd, University of Michigan

8:40 AM

Radiative Transfer Equation Solver Module for Coupled Simulation of Hypersonic Flows

Ranjan S. Mehta, CFD Research Corporation
Paul J. Dionne, CFD Research Corporation
Samuel F. Owens, CFD Research Corporation

9:05 AM

CFD Ablation Predictions with Coupled GSI Modeling for Charring and non-Charring Materials

Daniele Bianchi, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Alessandro Turchi, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
F. Nasuti, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
M. Onofri, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

9:30 AM

Uncertainty Analysis of Reaction Rates in a Finite Rate Gas-Surface Model

Thomas E. Schwartzentruber, University of Minnesota

10:10 AM

Coupled Computation of Fluid and Material Response for Non-Charring Ablative Materials in Hypersonic Flow

Jonathan E. Wiebenga, University of Michigan
Iain D. Boyd, University of Michigan

10:35 AM

Thermo-Chemical and Mechanical Coupled Analysis of Swelling, Charring and Ablative Materials for Re-Entry Applications

Gregory Pinaud, Astrium Space Transportation, France

11:00 AM

Real-Time Ablation Recession Rate Sensor System for Advanced Reentry Vehicles

George Papadopoulos, ATK Aerospace Systems
Nicholas Tiliakos, ATK Aerospace Systems
Clint Thomson, ATK Aerospace Systems

11:25 AM