Lab Director / Associate Professor
Michael P. Kinzel
Computational fluid dynamics, multiphase flow, rotorcraft and hypersonic aerodynamics
completed2021–2024
Numerical Evaluation of Entry System Trajectory Control via Active Porosity Control of Transpiration Cooled Thermal Protection System
Numerical evaluation of using active porosity control of a transpiration-cooled thermal protection system to steer an atmospheric entry vehicle's trajectory.
- Sponsor
- NASA
- Funding
- $240,000
Team
Related Publications
2025
Entry Capsule Heatshield Transpiration Cooling Effects Observed in Boundary Layer
C Anderson, MP Kinzel, AJ Brune
AIAA SCITECH 2025 Forum, 1038, 2025
2024
Numerical Implementation of Source Terms to Evaluate Active Porosity Control using a Transpiration Cooled Thermal Protection System
C Anderson, M Kinzel, AJ Brune
AIAA AVIATION FORUM AND ASCEND 2024, 3542, 2024
2023
Numerical Evaluation of Entry System Trajectory Control via Active Porosity Control of Transpiration Cooled Thermal Protection System
C Anderson, MP Kinzel
AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, 0391, 2023
2023
Porous Media Modelling for Transpiration Cooling Application
C Anderson, M Kinzel
Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 2023