RAPRAL v1.0: RAdiation Prediction using RAy tracing and Line-by-line methods for hypersonic air flows
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| author | Zhang, Yuzhe Hong, Qizhen Wang, Xiaoyong Sun, Quanhua |
| author_facet | Zhang, Yuzhe Hong, Qizhen Wang, Xiaoyong Sun, Quanhua |
| contents | A new radiation solver, RAPRAL (RAdiation Prediction based on RAy tracing and Line-by-line) implemented in C++, is developed for simulating high-temperature thermochemical nonequilibrium radiative processes. RAPRAL integrates detailed line-by-line spectral modeling with a ray-tracing solution of the radiative transfer equation, enabling accurate resolution of both spectral features and spatial radiation transport. The adopted methods and their implementation are described in detail. To assess the overall capability and accuracy of RAPRAL, we first focus on the computation of atomic and molecular bulk spectral coefficients. Through comparison with the established code in the literature, RAPRAL demonstrates its ability to accurately capture key spectral features across a wide range of conditions. Moreover, RAPRAL is applied to predict afterbody radiative heating in the Fire II flight experiment, based on a two-temperature, 11-species air flowfield. The results demonstrate that the present approach provides reliable predictions of radiative heat flux and effectively captures the dominant radiation mechanisms. Overall, the presented results demonstrate that RAPRAL is a robust tool for simulating radiative processes in hypersonic air flows, and future versions will extend its capabilities to include species relevant to planetary atmospheres. |
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| spellingShingle | RAPRAL v1.0: RAdiation Prediction using RAy tracing and Line-by-line methods for hypersonic air flows Zhang, Yuzhe Hong, Qizhen Wang, Xiaoyong Sun, Quanhua Fluid Dynamics Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Numerical Analysis A new radiation solver, RAPRAL (RAdiation Prediction based on RAy tracing and Line-by-line) implemented in C++, is developed for simulating high-temperature thermochemical nonequilibrium radiative processes. RAPRAL integrates detailed line-by-line spectral modeling with a ray-tracing solution of the radiative transfer equation, enabling accurate resolution of both spectral features and spatial radiation transport. The adopted methods and their implementation are described in detail. To assess the overall capability and accuracy of RAPRAL, we first focus on the computation of atomic and molecular bulk spectral coefficients. Through comparison with the established code in the literature, RAPRAL demonstrates its ability to accurately capture key spectral features across a wide range of conditions. Moreover, RAPRAL is applied to predict afterbody radiative heating in the Fire II flight experiment, based on a two-temperature, 11-species air flowfield. The results demonstrate that the present approach provides reliable predictions of radiative heat flux and effectively captures the dominant radiation mechanisms. Overall, the presented results demonstrate that RAPRAL is a robust tool for simulating radiative processes in hypersonic air flows, and future versions will extend its capabilities to include species relevant to planetary atmospheres. |
| title | RAPRAL v1.0: RAdiation Prediction using RAy tracing and Line-by-line methods for hypersonic air flows |
| topic | Fluid Dynamics Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Numerical Analysis |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.11856 |