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Table 5 Computational parameters for the case of Stardust at H = 80km for V∞ = 12.8km/s

From: DSMC modeling of rarefied ionization reactions and applications to hypervelocity spacecraft reentry flows

n∞

T∞

V∞

Domain

Initial cell

Time step

CPU

3.275 × 1020/m3

(O2:21%, N2:79%)

196.7 K

12,800 m/s

[−0.3 m,0.6 m]

×[− 0.6 m,0.6 m]

×[0,0.6 m]

270

× 360

×180

1.0 × 10−7 s

90

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