Fasoulas, Stefanos (Prof. Dr.-Ing.)Torres, Erik2017-11-062017-11-062017495244139http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:93-opus-ds-93578http://elib.uni-stuttgart.de/handle/11682/9357http://dx.doi.org/10.18419/opus-9340In this work, the implementation within DSMC of a coarse-grain model for nitrogen is presented. The main contribution of this thesis is the development of a methodology by which a detailed state-to-state reaction mechanism for internal energy exchange and molecular dissociation can be reduced to a manageable size and incorporated into a DSMC code. The feasibility of using this model to simulate problems with realistic 2D/3D geometries and conditions relevant for atmospheric entry applications is demonstrated.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess620doctoralThesis