Abstract
In connection with recombination coefficients derived from experimental data described in the literature, a reaction scheme including detailed rate expressions for O and N atom recombination on the surface of re-entry vehicles is established, consisting of elementary reaction steps. To validate the reaction mechanism derived, surface chemistry and fluid mechanical processes are coupled assuming a one-dimensional stagnation flow field. A quantitative agreement is achieved between recombination coefficients resulting from the numerical computations and those calculated from experiments. The temperature dependence of the recombination coefficient is explained by elementary reaction steps. Furthermore, the reaction scheme established is implemented in a two-dimensional Navier–Stokes code computing the re-entry flow around a simple geometry to show the importance of a detailed modeling of surface reactions.
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