Application of moving grid control volume finite element method to ablation problems

This article presents the solution of 2D axisymmetric ablation problems with unstructured grids. The energy equation is formulated and solved using the control volume FEM. The exterior shape of the ablating body is determined from a surface energy balance with the interior mesh displaced in response...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of thermophysics and heat transfer 1996-04, Vol.10 (2), p.312-319
Hauptverfasser: Hogan, R. E, Blackwell, B. F, Cochran, R. J
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This article presents the solution of 2D axisymmetric ablation problems with unstructured grids. The energy equation is formulated and solved using the control volume FEM. The exterior shape of the ablating body is determined from a surface energy balance with the interior mesh displaced in response to the surface ablation as if the body was a linear elastic solid. Boundary condition matrices are formulated for both heat of ablation and generalized thermochemical ablation boundary conditions. Computed recession rates are compared to an analytical solution to demonstrate the accuracy and convergence of this approach. Additionally, the practical application of this approach to the ablation of a reentry vehicle nose tip is presented. (Author)
ISSN:0887-8722
1533-6808
DOI:10.2514/3.789