Modeling of the Stardust Reentry Flows with Ionization in DSMC

Ionized hypersonic o ws for the Stardust blunt body at 80 km altitude were simulated using the direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method, at a speed of 12.8 km/s, the fastest man-made object to enter the Earth’s atmosphere. The modeling of ionization processes and energy exchange between translational and internal modes in DSMC is discussed. Eleven species including 5 ions and electron and chemical reactions are considered in the o weld. It was found that the charge neutrality assumption held in the bow-shock region and using this assumption, ionization processes were modeled. The electron-vibration energy exchange model is important for the prediction of electron and vibrational temperature proles, and this process was modeled by Lee’s relaxation time for the rst time in DSMC. DSMC results were compared with CFD(DPLR) results, with the main result that DSMC predicted lower energy exchange rates between translational and internal modes than CFD. The lower energy exchange rates resulted in lower dissociation rates and a lower degree of ionization in DSMC. Furthermore, radiation was calculated using the NEQAIR code from the CFD(DPLR) and DSMC o welds along the stagnation line for NO, N + , N, and O. The development of the DSMC models signican tly aected the N radiation and O radiation in ultraviolet range.

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