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20222026
most citedOptimisation of VLEO Satellite Geometries for Drag Minimisation and Lifetime Extension

31 citations · 44 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for

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6 papers

physics.plasm-ph2026

Reactive Trace Species Modeling with the Simulation Tool PICLas

Simone Lauterbach, Kim-Sophie Ellenberger, Stefanos Fasoulas +1

A species-specific weighting scheme for the Natural-Sample-Size collision model within the Direct Simulation Monte Carlo method is developed and implemented in the open-source gas…

physics.comp-ph2026

Conditional Normalizing Flow for Gas-Surface Scattering from Thermal to Hypersonic Velocities

Miklas Schütte, Stephen Hocker, Hansjörg Lipp +3

Accurate aerodynamic modeling of satellites in very low Earth orbit (VLEO) requires gas-surface interaction (GSI) models that capture the full velocity spectrum from thermal to orb…

physics.flu-dyn2025

A Multi-Species Enskog-Vlasov Solver to Determine Evaporation Coefficients of Fluids in High Pressure Environments

Raphael Tietz, Rolf Stierle, Kim Sophie Ellenberger +2

This paper introduces a novel multi-species Enskog-Vlasov solver. It is used to determine evaporation coefficients of fluids under high-pressure conditions, a critical factor for e…

physics.comp-ph2025★ 4 cited

A Machine Learning Framework for Scattering Kernel Derivation Using Molecular Dynamics Data in Very Low Earth Orbit

Miklas Schütte, Stephen Hocker, Hansjörg Lipp +3

The free molecular flow regime in VLEO makes gas-surface interactions (GSIs) crucial for satellite aerodynamic modeling. The Direct Simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method is required…

physics.space-ph2023★ 9 cited

Satellite design optimization for differential lift and drag applications

C. Marianowski, C. Traub, M. Pfeiffer +2

Utilizing differential atmospheric forces in the Very Low Earth Orbits (VLEO) regime for the control of the relative motion within a satellite formation is a promising option as an…

physics.flu-dyn2022★ 31 cited

Optimisation of VLEO Satellite Geometries for Drag Minimisation and Lifetime Extension

Franziska Hild, Constantin Traub, Marcel Pfeiffer +2

The utilisation of the Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) region offers significant application specific, technological, operational, and cost benefits. However, attaining sustained and e…