TY - GEN
T1 - Spectral module for photon Monte Carlo calculations in hypersonic nonequilibrium radiation
AU - Ozawa, Takashi
AU - Modest, Michael F.
AU - Levin, Deborah A.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - In this paper, efficient spectral modules and random number databases are developed for atomic and diatomic species for use in photon Monte Carlo (PMC) modeling of hypersonic nonequilibrium flow radiation. To model nonequilibrium flow conditions, the quasi steady state (QSS) assumption was used to generate electronic state populations of atomic and diatomic gas species in the databases. For atomic species (N and O), both bound-bound transitions and continuum radiation were included, and were separately databased as a function of electron temperature and number density as well as the ratio of atomic ion to neutral number density. For the radiating diatomic species of N 2+, N2, O2, and NO, databases were generated for each electronic molecular electronic system. In each molecular electronic system, the ro-vibrational transition lines were separately databased for each electronic upper state population forming the electronic system. The spectral module for the PMC method was optimized toward computational efficiency for emission calculations, wavelength selections of photon bundles and absorption coefficient calculations in the ray tracing scheme.
AB - In this paper, efficient spectral modules and random number databases are developed for atomic and diatomic species for use in photon Monte Carlo (PMC) modeling of hypersonic nonequilibrium flow radiation. To model nonequilibrium flow conditions, the quasi steady state (QSS) assumption was used to generate electronic state populations of atomic and diatomic gas species in the databases. For atomic species (N and O), both bound-bound transitions and continuum radiation were included, and were separately databased as a function of electron temperature and number density as well as the ratio of atomic ion to neutral number density. For the radiating diatomic species of N 2+, N2, O2, and NO, databases were generated for each electronic molecular electronic system. In each molecular electronic system, the ro-vibrational transition lines were separately databased for each electronic upper state population forming the electronic system. The spectral module for the PMC method was optimized toward computational efficiency for emission calculations, wavelength selections of photon bundles and absorption coefficient calculations in the ray tracing scheme.
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U2 - 10.1115/HT2009-88599
DO - 10.1115/HT2009-88599
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77952838472
SN - 9780791843567
T3 - Proceedings of the ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference 2009, HT2009
SP - 421
EP - 430
BT - Proceedings of the ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference 2009, HT2009
T2 - 2009 ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, HT2009
Y2 - 19 July 2009 through 23 July 2009
ER -