Radiation Models and Radiation Transfer in Hypersonics

Abstract

The paper presents radiation models developed to investigate radiation in entry in Earth, Mars and Jupiter atmospheres. The capacity of ASTEROID computing code to simulate elementary radiative processes, calculate spectral and groups optical properties, and also solve simple radiative heat transfer problems is presented for Earth entry. The large number of radiative processes involved in the radiative flux is put forward. The contributions of the different radiative processes encountered in Mars entry are studied using the HTGR spectroscopic database. The validity of this database with respect to diatomic molecules systems and CO2 infrared radiation is illustrated through experimental validations. The accuracy of statistical narrow-band model to predict radiative flux is illustrated for an afterbody. Finally recent improvements of the model developed for the calculation of radiative properties of high-temperature H2/He mixtures representative of Jupiter atmosphere is presented. The model takes into account the most important radiative processes.