Truly two-dimensional algorithms for radiative heat transfer calculations in reactive flows (Q1912868)

The study details the inclusion of radiative heat transfer phenomena in the numerical simulation of reactive hypersonic and atmospheric reentry flows. Truly two-dimensional algorithms are developed for the radiative source term in the governing equations, whereby the determination of the specific intensity field is obtained by means of a numerical integration over directions of propagation of radiation. A few preliminary results are presented for the Mach 47 flow over a cylinder and a sphere, including a comparison of the two-dimensional algorithms with the one-dimensional approximation and an emission-dominated-case.