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  1. CFD Simulations of Arcjet Experiments – A Survey of Recommended Practices and Lessons Learned

    Article • July 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. Dinesh K. Prabhu, Dr. Jocelino Rodrigues

  2. An Assessment of Turbulence Models for MSR Sample Retrieval Lander Aerothermal Design

    Article • July 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. Dinesh K. Prabhu

  3. Aerothermal Analysis and Environment Predictions for the Mars Sample Retrieval Lander (SRL)

    Article • July 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. Dinesh K. Prabhu, David A Saunders

  4. Hayabusa2 SHARC Spectro-Radiometric Calibration and Analysis

    Article • June 2022, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Hideyuki Tanno, Dr. Dinesh K. Prabhu, Christopher Johnston

  5. Simulations of Hayabusa2 Atmospheric Entry and Comparisons with Data from the Imaging Campaign

    Article • June 2022, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    David A Saunders, Dr. Dinesh K. Prabhu

  6. Emission Spectroscopic Characterization of the NASA IHF Plenum Plasma

    Article • Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, October 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. Dinesh K. Prabhu

  7. Rough-Wall Turbulent Heat Transfer Experiments in Hypersonic Free Flight

    Article • June 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. Dinesh K. Prabhu

  8. Spectroscopic Analysis of Nonequilibrium Excited State Chemistry in a NASA Arc Jet

    Article • Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, October 2018, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. Dinesh K. Prabhu

  9. Blunt-Body Aerothermodynamic Database from High-Enthalpy Carbon-Dioxide Testing in an Expansion Tunnel

    Article • Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, July 2017, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. Dinesh K. Prabhu

  10. On the development of a new nonequilibrium chemistry model for Mars entry

    Article • January 2017, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    dr Richard l Jaffe, Dr. Dinesh K. Prabhu, Dr. Galina M. Chaban, Christopher Johnston

  11. Equilibrium Radiative Heating from 9.5 to 15.5  km/s for Earth Atmospheric Entry

    Article • Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, January 2017, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. Dinesh K. Prabhu, Christopher Johnston

  12. Blunt-Body Heating and Pressure Database from High-Enthalpy, CO2 Testing in an Expansion Tunnel

    Article • June 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. Dinesh K. Prabhu

  13. Investigation of Performance Envelope for Phenolic Impregnated Carbon Ablator (PICA)

    Article • January 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. Dinesh K. Prabhu

  14. Tree Based Trajectory Planning for Mars Aerocapture

    Article • January 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. Dinesh K. Prabhu, Sean Swei

  15. HIFiRE-1 Turbulent Shock Boundary Layer Interaction -Flight Data and Computations

    Article • June 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. Dinesh K. Prabhu

  16. Arc Jet Facility Test Condition Predictions Using the ADSI Code

    Article • June 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. Dinesh K. Prabhu

  17. Conformal Phenolic Impregnated Carbon Ablator Arcjet Testing, Ablation, and Thermal Response

    Article • Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, May 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. Dinesh K. Prabhu

  18. Uncertainty Analysis and Validation of Radiation Measurements for Earth Reentry

    Article • Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, April 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. Dinesh K. Prabhu, Christopher Johnston

  19. Transition Experiments on Blunt Bodies with Distributed Roughness in Hypersonic Free Flight in Carbon Dioxide

    Article • January 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. Dinesh K. Prabhu

  20. Arcjet Testing in Shear Environment for Mars Science Laboratory Thermal Protection System

    Article • Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, July 2014, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. Dinesh K. Prabhu

  21. Time-varying entry heating profile replication with a rotating arc jet test article

    Article • June 2014, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. Dinesh K. Prabhu

  22. Radiation Transport Analysis of Emission Spectroscopic Measurements in the Plenum Region of the NASA IHF Arc Jet Facility

    Article • June 2014, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. Dinesh K. Prabhu

  23. Measurement and Characterization of Mid-wave Infrared Radiation in CO2 Shocks

    Article • June 2014, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. Dinesh K. Prabhu

  24. Aeroheating Uncertainties in Uranus and Saturn Entries by the Monte Carlo Method

    Article • Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, May 2014, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. Dinesh K. Prabhu

  25. The Effects of Surface Roughness on Turbulent Heat Transfer Measured in Hypersonic Free Flight

    Article • January 2014, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. Dinesh K. Prabhu