Publications
Recent publications are listed below. Please refer to the links at the sidebar for a more comprehensive listing.
Dissertations
- Aiken, T. T., "Detailed Modeling and Sensitivity Analysis of Nonequilibrium Thermochemistry in Shock-Heated Gases," Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Colorado Boulder, 2023.
- Kava, T. E., "Numerical Simulation of Magnetohydrodynamically Accelerated Hypersonic Channel Flows," Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Colorado Boulder, 2023.
- Sawicki, P., "Numerical Assessment of Plasma Formation and Potential Mitigation Approaches for Hypersonic Blackout," Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Colorado Boulder, 2022.
- Hansson, K. B., "Electromagnetic Energy Transport Through Complex Media," Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Michigan, 2021.
- Vazsonyi, A. R., "Deterministic-Kinetic Computational Analyses of Expansion Flows and Current-Carrying Plasmas," Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Michigan, 2021.
Journals
- Aiken, T.T. and Boyd, I.D., “Collisional-radiative modeling of shock-heated nitrogen mixtures,” Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 135, No. 9, pp. 093301, 2024; doi: 10.1063/5.0179577
- Horing, J.A., Boyd, I.D., and Maute, K.K., “Fully Coupled Analysis of Aerothermoelastic Deformation of a Scramjet Inlet,” Journal of Propulsion and Power, pp. 1-13, 2023; doi: 10.2514/1.B39345
- Aiken, T.T and Boyd, I.D., “Two-Temperature Modeling of Nonequilibrium Relaxation and Dissociation in Shock-Heated Oxygen,” Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 37, No. 4, pp. 723-732, 2023; doi: 10.2514/1.T6753
- Chan, W.H.R. and Boyd, I.D., “Grid-point requirements for direct kinetic simulation of weakly collisional plasma pluma expansion,” Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 475, pp. 111861, 2023; doi: 10.1016/j.jcp.2022.111861
- Chan, W.H.R and Boyd, I.D., “Enabling direct kinetic simulation of dense plasma plume expansion for laser ablation plasma thrusters,” Journal of Electric Propulsion, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 1-26, 2022; doi: 10.1007/s44205-022-00030-x
- Dang, Z. D., Stern, E. C., and Boyd, I. D., "Data-Driven Analysis of the Stiffness Degradation of a Woven Thermal Protection System," Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, pp.1-11, 2022; doi:10.2514/1.A35247
- Holloway, M. E. and Boyd, I. D., "Sensitivity Analysis of Thermochemical Kinetics Modeling for Hypersonic Air Flows," Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 2022; doi:10.2514/1.T6427
- Meyer, M. E., Byrne, M. P., Boyd, I. D., and Jorns, B. A., "Quantifying Uncertainty in Predictions of Spacecraft Erosion Induced by a Hall Thruster," Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 2021; doi:10.2514/1.A35196
- Sawicki, P., Chaudhry, R. S., and Boyd, I. D., "Influence of Chemical Kinetic Models on Plasma Generation in Hypersonic Flight," AIAA Journal, Vol. 60, No. 1, pp. 31-40, 2021; doi:10.2514/1.J060615
- Holloway, M. E., Chaudhry, R. S., and Boyd, I. D., "Assessment of Hypersonic Double-Cone Experiments for Validation of Thermochemistry Models," Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 2021; doi:10.2514/1.A35052
- Boyd, I. D. and Josyula E., "Analysis of Associative Ionization Rates for Hypersonic Flows," Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, pp.1-10, 2020; doi:10.2514/1.T6109
- Vazsonyi, A. R., Hara, K., and Boyd, I. D., "Non-monotonic double layers and electron two-stream instabilities resulting from intermittent ion acoustic wave growth," Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 27(11), No. 112303, 2020; doi:10.1063/5.0019729
- Dang, Z. D., Stern, E. C., and Boyd, I. D., "Structural Response Modeling of a Woven Thermal Protection System," Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, pp.1-8, 2020; doi:10.2514/1.T6051
- Dragnea, H. C., Ortega, A. L., Kamhawi, H., and Boyd, I. D., "Simulation of a Hall Effect Thruster Using Krypton Propellant," Journal of Propulsion and Power, pp.1-11, 2020; doi:10.2514/1.B37499
- Chen, S. Y. and Boyd, I. D., "Boundary-Layer Thermochemical Analysis During Passive and Active Oxidation of Silicon Carbide," Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, pp.1-12, 2020; doi:10.2514/1.T5864
Conferences
- Andrienko, D.A., Boyd, I.D., Streicher, J.W, and Hanson, R.K., “"Evaluation of Thermal Relaxation and Extinction of Nitric Oxide Via a Master Equation Model," AIAA Paper 2024-0222, January 2024.
- Rataczak, J.A., Boyd, I.D., McMahon, J.W., “Surrogate Models for Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics and Aerodynamics using Gaussian Process Regression,” AIAA Paper 2024-0461, January 2024.
- Lipscomb, C.P., Boyd, I.D., Hansson, K.B., Eckels, J.D., Gorodetsky, A.A., "Simulation of Vacuum Chamber Pressure Distribution with Surrogate Modeling and Uncertainty Quantification," AIAA Paper 2024-2369, January 2024.
- Horing, J.A., Maute, K.K., and Boyd, I.D., “Effects of a Deforming Scramjet Inlet on Hypersonic Vehicle Performance and Sensitivity,” JANNAF PIB/CS/APS/EPSS/ESHS Joint Meetings, Salt Lake City, UT, December 2023.
- Aiken, T.A. and Boyd, I.D., "Analysis of Critical Rate Processes for Ionization in Shock-Heated Air," AIAA Paper 2023-3330, June 2023.
- Aiken, T.A. and Boyd, I.D., "Modeling of Electronic Excitation in Weakly Ionized Nitrogen Mixtures," AIAA Paper 2023-3619, June 2023.
- Chaudhry, R.S. and Boyd, I.D., "Parametric Comparison of the Park and MMT Chemical Kinetics Models with Multiple Freestream Speeds," AIAA-2023-3621, June 2023.
- Horing, J.A., Maute, K.K., and Boyd, I.D., “Influence of Active Cooling on Engine Performance by Mitigating Aero-thermo-elastic Deformation of a Hypersonic Inlet,” AIAA Paper 2023-3037, May 2023.
- Andrienko, D.A., Boyd, I.D., Maser, J.N., and Shepard, S.P., "Interaction of a High Energy Laser with Metals in Reacting Atmospheres," AIAA Paper 2023-1492, January 2023.
- Sawicki, P., Campbell, N.S., and Boyd, I.D., "Effect of Water Vapor Injection on Plasma Reduction in Hypersonic Flow,” AIAA Paper 2023-1610, January 2023.
- Rataczak, J.A., McMahon, J.W. and Boyd, I.D., “Reachability Analysis of a Hypersonic Glide Vehicle Using Particle Swarm Optimization,” AIAA Paper 2023-1172, January 2023.
- Chan W. H. R. and Boyd, I. D., "Enabling Direct Kinetic Simulation of Dense Plasma Plume Expansion for Laser Ablation Plasma Thrusters," 37th International Electric Propulsion Conference, IEPC-2022-482, June 2022.
- Taziny A., Chan W. H. R. and Boyd, I. D., "A Hybrid Continuum-Kinetic Framework to Model Ionic Liquid Ion Source Emission," 37th International Electric Propulsion Conference, IEPC-2022-233, June 2022.
- Chaudhry, R. S. and Boyd, I. D., "Parametric Comparison of the Park and MMT Chemical Kinetics Models for Hypersonic Blunt Cones," AIAA Aviation 2022 Forum, AIAA Paper 2022-3952, June 2022.
- Andrienko, D. A. and Boyd, I. D., "Modeling Oxidation Kinetics of SiC-Containing Zirconium Diborides," AIAA Aviation 2022 Forum, AIAA Paper 2022-3581, June 2022.
- Aiken, T. A. and Boyd, I. D., "Assessment of Detailed Thermochemistry and Excitation Models for Shock-Heated Oxygen Mixtures," AIAA Aviation 2022 Forum, AIAA Paper 2022-3500, June 2022.
- Kava, T., Evans, J., and Boyd, I. D., "Three-Dimensional Numerical Analysis of Plasma Fueled Engines," AIAA Aviation 2022 Forum, AIAA Paper 2022-3348, June 2022.
- Aiken, T. A., Boyd, I. D., Duan, L., and Huang, J., "Assessment of Reynolds Averaged Navier -Stokes Models for a Hypersonic Cold-Wall Turbulent Boundary Layer," AIAA Scitech 2022 Forum, AIAA Paper 2022-0586, January 2022.
- Kava, T., Evans, J., and Boyd, I. D., "Numerical Simulation of Electron-Beam Powered Plasma Fueled Engines," AIAA Propulsion and Energy 2021 Forum, AIAA Paper 2021-3241, August 2021.
- Campbell, N. S., Chen, S. Y., and Boyd, I. D., "Unified Material-Environment Interaction Model for Binary UHTC Composites," AIAA Aviation 2021 Forum, AIAA Paper 2021-3168, August 2021.