HEATS Workshop 2026
Eds. Francesco Bonelli, Oreste Pezzi, Anselmo Cecere, Davide Ninni and Gianpiero Colonna
Materials Research Proceedings Volume 70
Publication Date 2026, 50 pages
print 2-vols set ISBN 978-1-64490-428-2 (release date September 2026)
ePDF ISBN 978-1-64490-429-9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644904299
The HEATS project was devoted to the development of advanced computational tools for the simulation of atmospheric super-orbital and lunar re-entry flows in the ionization regime. The project addressed key challenges in hypersonic aerothermodynamics, including high-temperature gas effects, chemical non-equilibrium, dissociation and ionization processes, plasma formation, radio-wave absorption, and the interaction between high-enthalpy flows and Thermal Protection System materials.
Table of Contents
Numerical–Experimental Study of Satellite Demise in an Arcjet Wind Tunnel
Sergio CASSESE, Stefano MUNGIGUERRA, Gennaro CORBI, Anselmo CECERE, Raffaele SAVINO
Heat Transfer Analysis of Ultra-High-Temperature Ceramics in Plasma Wind Tunnel Experiments
Anselmo CECERE, Dylan DE PRISCO, Gennaro CORBI, Raffaele COSTANZO, Sergio CASSESE, Stefano MUNGIGUERRA, Raffaele SAVINO
State-to-State and Macroscopic Models for Earth Atmospheric Entry
Gianpiero COLONNA, Lucia Daniela PIETANZA, Davide NINNI, Giuseppe PASCAZIO, Francesco BONELLI, Annarita LARICCHIUTA
Analysis of Thermochemical Non-Equilibrium and Heat Loads in a Mars-like Plasma Flow
Raffaele COSTANZO, Stefano MUNGIGUERRA, Gennaro CORBI, Sergio CASSESE, Anselmo CECERE, Frederick MONTEVERDE, Raffaele SAVINO
Three-Dimensional CFD Analysis of Ionization Asymmetries in the RAM-C II Reentry Experiment
Luigi CUTRONE, Salvatore ESPOSITO, Antonio SCHETTINO
Numerical Investigation of a High-Enthalpy Flow in an Arc-Jet Facility Using Detailed State-to-State Kinetics
Marco D’AMATO, Francesco BONELLI, Davide NINNI, Giuseppe PASCAZIO, Anselmo CECERE, Raffaele SAVINO, Lucia Daniela PIETANZA, Annarita LARICCHIUTA, Gianpiero COLONNA
State-to-State Modeling of the Hypersonic Flow Around the ELECTRE Vehicle
Marco D’AMATO, Francesco BONELLI, Davide NINNI, Giuseppe PASCAZIO, Lucia Daniela PIETANZA, Annarita LARICCHIUTA, Gianpiero COLONNA
A Computational Study of Positive Corona Discharges for Atmospheric Ionic Propulsion
Giorgio MONGARETTO, Fabio RAGAZZI, Arturo POPOLI, Andrea CRISTOFOLINI
Radio-Wave Absorption During Capsule Re-Entry in Atmosphere: A Numerical Study
Oreste PEZZI, Davide NINNI, Francesco BONELLI, Gianpiero COLONNA
