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The software package Planet Atmosphere Investigator of Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics (PAINeT) has been devel-oped for studying the non-equilibrium effects associated with electronic excitation, chemical reactions and ionization. These studies are necessary for modeling process in shock tubes, in high enthalpy flows, in nozzles or jet engines, in combustion and explosion processes, in modern plasma-chemical and laser technologies. The advantages and possibilities of the package implementation are stated. Within the framework of the package implementation, based on kinetic theory approximations (one-temperature and state-to-state approaches), calculations are carried out, and the limits of applicability of a simplified description of shock-heated air flows and any other mixtures chosen by the user are given. Using kinetic theory algorithms, a numerical calculation of the heat fluxes and relaxation terms can be performed, which is necessary for further comparison of engineering simulation with experi-mental data. The influence of state-to-state distributions over electronic energy levels on the coefficients of thermal conductivity, diffusion, heat fluxes and diffusion velocities of the components of various gas mixtures behind shock waves is studied. Using the software package the accuracy of different approximations of the kinetic theory of gases is estimated. As an example state-resolved atomic ionized mixture of N/N+/O/O+/e- is considered. It is shown that state-resolved diffusion coefficients of neutral and ionized species vary from level to level. Comparing results of engineering applications with those given by PAINeT, recommendations for adequate models selection are proposed.

Original languageEnglish
Article number060006
Number of pages7
JournalAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1959
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 May 2018
EventInternational Scientific Conference on Mechanics - Eighth Polyakhov's Reading: 8th Polyakhov's Reading - Старый Петергоф, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
Duration: 29 Jan 20182 Feb 2018
Conference number: 8
https://events.spbu.ru/events/polyakhov_readings
http://nanomat.spbu.ru/en/node/175
http://nanomat.spbu.ru/ru/node/192
http://spbu.ru/news-events/calendar/viii-polyahovskie-chteniya

    Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

    Research areas

  • SHOCK-WAVES, THERMOCHEMICAL NONEQUILIBRIUM, ELECTRONIC EXCITATION, NITROGEN, KINETICS

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