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  1. Simulation of a Hall Effect Thruster Using Krypton Propellant

    Article • Journal of Propulsion and Power, May 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Iain Boyd, Horatiu Dragnea

  2. Erosion of Meshed Reflector in the Plume of a Hall Effect Thruster, Part 2: Experiments

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

    Iain Boyd

  3. Erosion of a meshed reflector in the plume of a Hall effect thruster, Part 1: Modeling

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

    Iain Boyd

  4. Modeling of Electronically Excited Oxygen in O2-Ar Shock Tube Studies

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

    Kyle Hanquist, Iain Boyd

  5. NonEquilibrium Processes in Plasma Torches of Inductively Coupled Plasma Facilities

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

    Iain Boyd

  6. Drag Analysis of a Tumbling CubeSat Experiencing Orbital Decay

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

    Iain Boyd

  7. Analysis of the Silicon Carbide Boundary Layer under Passive and Active Oxidation

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

    Samuel Chen, Iain Boyd

  8. Aerothermodynamic Design Optimization of Hypersonic Vehicles

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

    Iain Boyd, Kyle Hanquist

  9. Effect of Thermochemistry Modeling on Hypersonic Flow Over a Double Cone

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

    Kyle Hanquist, Iain Boyd

  10. Homogenization Error in Radiative Transfer Simulations of Particle Clouds

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

    Iain Boyd

  11. Shape Optimization of Reentry Vehicles to Minimize Heat Loading

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

    Kyle Hanquist, Iain Boyd

  12. Molecular dynamics simulation of nitric oxide formation and extinction

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

    Iain Boyd

  13. A Chemical Equilibrium Analysis Approach to Oxidation and Nitridation of Silicon Carbide

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

    Samuel Chen, Iain Boyd

  14. Drag analysis of an orbiting tumbling body at the onset of reentry

    Article • January 2019, American Institute of Physics

    Iain Boyd

  15. Reduced Reaction Mechanism for Rocket Nozzle Ablation Simulations

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

    Iain Boyd

  16. Unsteady Simulations of Rocket Plume Expansions in Geostationary Earth Orbit

    Article • Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, November 2017, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Andrew Weaver, Iain Boyd

  17. Aerothermochemical Nonequilibrium Modeling for Oxygen Flows

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

    Daniil Андриенко, Iain Boyd

  18. Effect of Modeling Hypersonic Flow Physics on Electro-Optical Sensor Assessment

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

    Iain Boyd

  19. Reduced Reaction Mechanism for Rocket Nozzle Ablation Simulations

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

    Iain Boyd

  20. Simulation of oxygen dissociation on a six-dimensional O4 potential energy surface

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

    Iain Boyd, Daniil Андриенко

  21. Conjugate Analysis of Rocket Nozzle Ablation

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

    Iain Boyd

  22. Master equation simulation of O2-N2 collisions on an ab-initio potential energy surface

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

    Daniil Андриенко, Iain Boyd

  23. Evaluation of Computational Modeling of Electron Transpiration Cooling at High Enthalpies

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

    Iain Boyd, Kyle Hanquist, Hicham Alkandry

  24. Computational Analysis of Electron Transpiration Cooling for Hypersonic Vehicles

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

    Kyle Hanquist, Iain Boyd

  25. Quantal treatment of O2--Ar vibrational relaxation at hypersonic temperatures

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

    Iain Boyd, Daniil Андриенко

  26. State-resolved O2--N2 kinetic model at hypersonic temperatures

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

    Iain Boyd, Daniil Андриенко

  27. Investigation of Pyrolyzing Ablators Using a Gas Injection Probe

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

    Iain Boyd

  28. Kinetic Models of Oxygen Thermochemistry Based on Quasi-Classical Trajectory Analysis

    Article • Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, November 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Daniil Андриенко, Iain Boyd

  29. Two-Dimensional Modeling of Ablation and Pyrolysis with Application to Rocket Nozzles

    Article • Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, October 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Iain Boyd

  30. Unsteady Simulations of Rocket Plume Expansions in Geostationary Earth Orbit

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

    Andrew Weaver, Iain Boyd

  31. A Parametric Computational Study of Boron Transport in Hall Thrusters

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

    Iain Boyd

  32. Comparing Two-Dimensional, Axisymmetric, Hybrid-Direct Kinetic and Hybrid-Particle-in-Cell Simulations of the Discharge Plasma in a Hall Thruster

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

    Iain Boyd

  33. Master Equation Study of Vibrational and Rotational Relaxations of Oxygen

    Article • Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, July 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Iain Boyd, Daniil Андриенко

  34. Modeling of Electron Transpiration Cooling for Hypersonic Vehicles

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

    Kyle Hanquist, Iain Boyd

  35. Analysis of Hypersonic Flow Effects on Sensor Performance

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

    Iain Boyd

  36. Thermochemical Nonequilibrium Modeling for Hypersonic Flows Containing Oxygen

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

    Iain Boyd, Daniil Андриенко

  37. Vibrational relaxation and dissociation in O2-O mixtures

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

    Iain Boyd, Daniil Андриенко

  38. Two-Dimensional Modeling of Ablation and Pyrolysis with Application to Rocket Nozzles

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

    Iain Boyd

  39. Limits for Thermionic Emission from Leading Edges of Hypersonic Vehicles

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

    Iain Boyd, Kyle Hanquist

  40. High Fidelity Modeling of Thermal Relaxation and Dissociation of Oxygen

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

    Iain Boyd, Daniil Андриенко

  41. Simulation of O2-N Collisions on ab-initio Potential Energy Surfaces

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

    Iain Boyd, Daniil Андриенко

  42. Numerical Analysis of Surface Chemistry in High-Enthalpy Flows

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

    Iain Boyd

  43. Modeling of Heat Transfer Attenuation by Ablative Gases During the Stardust Reentry

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

    Iain Boyd, Professor Alexandre Martin

  44. Comparisons of Computations with Experiments for Electron Transpiration Cooling at High Enthalpies

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

    Iain Boyd, Kyle Hanquist

  45. Modeling Fidelity for Oxygen Nonequilibrium Thermochemistry in Reflected Shock Tube Flows

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

    Iain Boyd, Daniil Андриенко

  46. Vibrational Relaxation and Dissociation of Oxygen in Molecule-Atom Collisions

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

    Iain Boyd, Daniil Андриенко

  47. Master Equation Study of Vibrational and Rotational Relaxation of Oxygen

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

    Iain Boyd, Daniil Андриенко

  48. Open-Source Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Chemistry Modeling for Hypersonic Flows

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

    Dr Matthew Karl Borg, Iain Boyd, Rodrigo Palharini

  49. Kinetic Rates for Gas-Phase Chemistry of Phenolic-Based Carbon Ablator in Atmospheric Air

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

    Iain Boyd, Professor Alexandre Martin

  50. Master Equation Analysis of Post Normal Shock Waves of Nitrogen

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

    Iain Boyd

  51. Dynamics of Spacecraft Plume/Magnetosphere Interactions in Geostationary Earth Orbit

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

    Iain Boyd

  52. Strongly Coupled Computation of Material Response and Nonequilibrium Flow for Hypersonic Ablation

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

    Iain Boyd, Professor Alexandre Martin

  53. Thermal Radiative Simulations and Measurements of a Scramjet Test Rig

    Article • Journal of Propulsion and Power, November 2014, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr. Jiwen Liu, Iain Boyd

  54. Comparison of Transport Properties Models for Flowfield Simulations of Ablative Heat Shields

    Article • Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, October 2014, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Iain Boyd, Professor Alexandre Martin, Hicham Alkandry

  55. Numerical Simulation of the Cathode Plume of a Hall Thruster

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

    Iain Boyd

  56. Numerical Momentum Tracking for a Hall Thruster Plume

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

    Iain Boyd

  57. On the Ionization Cross-Sections in an Established Hybrid-PIC Code

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

    Iain Boyd

  58. Simulation of Ablating Hypersonic Vehicles with Finite-Rate Surface Chemistry

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

    Iain Boyd

  59. Conceptual Analysis of Electron Transpiration Cooling for the Leading Edges of Hypersonic Vehicles

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

    Iain Boyd, Kyle Hanquist

  60. Nonequilibrium Modeling of Oxygen in Reflected Shock Tube Flows

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

    Iain Boyd

  61. Thermochemical Nonequilibrium Modeling of Electronically Excited Molecular Oxygen

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

    Iain Boyd

  62. Comparison of Vibrational Relaxation Modeling for Strongly Non-Equilibrium Flows

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

    Iain Boyd