2 papers
physics.flu-dyn2026
DSMC Study of Hypersonic Boundary-Layer Unsteadiness Using Data-Driven Analysis
Mert Senkardesler, Irmak T. Karpuzcu, Deborah A. Levin +1
The prediction of transition remains challenging because the receptivity amplitude is usually prescribed rather than measured. This work uses Direct Simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) t…
physics.plasm-ph2025
Understanding In-Chamber Plasma Behavior Using a Dimensionally Scaled Gridded Ion Thruster in Three-Dimensional Kinetic Particle-in-Cell Simulations
Gyuha Lim, Deborah Levin
We investigate facility effects on a reduced-scale gridded ion thruster plume using a fully kinetic, three-dimensional Particle-in-Cell/Monte Carlo Collision (PIC-MCC) solver coupl…