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Investigation of rarefied flow over backward-facing step in different rarefaction regimes using direct simulation Monte Carlo

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 October 2021

D. Nabapure Open the ORCID record for D. Nabapure [Opens in a new window] ,
A. Singh  and
R.C.M. Kalluri
D. Nabapure*
Affiliation:
High-Performance Computing (HPC) Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, 500078, India
A. Singh
Affiliation:
High-Performance Computing (HPC) Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, 500078, India
R.C.M. Kalluri
Affiliation:
High-Performance Computing (HPC) Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, 500078, India
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E-mail: p20150056@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
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Abstract

Hypersonic aerothermodynamics for a re-entry vehicle approaching the earth’s atmosphere is critical in the exploration of space. These vehicles often encounter various flow regimes due to the density variations and have surface abnormalities. The backward-facing step (BFS) is one such simplified configuration for modeling anomalies around such space vehicles. The present work examines rarefied hypersonic flow over a BFS using the direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method. The purpose of this research is focused on exploring the various loads encountered by a re-entry vehicle passing through different altitudes covering different rarefaction regimes. The fluid considered was non-reacting air, with the free-stream Mach number as 25, and the Knudsen number considered ranged from 0.05-21.10. The influence of the Knudsen number on flow characteristics has been elucidated graphically in various streamwise directions. The normalised flow properties such as velocity, pressure, temperature and density showed an increasing trend with the Knudsen number due to compressibility and viscous heating effects. In all flow regimes, there was an appearance of flow recirculation. With rarefaction, the recirculation lengths decreased, whereas the boundary layer thickness showed an increase. The aerodynamic surface properties such as pressure coefficient, skin friction, and heat transfer coefficient, by and large, showed an increase with the Knudsen number. When the chemical reactions were accounted for and compared against the non-reacting flows, the velocity, pressure, and density field showed no marked variation; however, considerable variations were observed in the temperature field. Furthermore, the present study also depicts the compressibility factor contour, showing the flow regions that diverge from the ideal gas behaviour.

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DSMCBackward-facing stepKnudsen numberRarefied gas flows
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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 126 , Issue 1298 , April 2022 , pp. 617 - 644
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