Here is an overview of PATO : PATO_v2.2.x-overview
The computational models progressively implemented in PATO have been described in journal articles. The simulations presented in these publications are available as tutorials. The 2017 article provides a detailed mathematical description of the simulations options available in NASA release 2.0.2.
- Computation of the Permeability Tensor of Non-Periodic Anisotropic Porous Media from 3D Images. H. Scandelli, A. Ahmadi-Senichault, C. Levet, J. Lachaud. Transport in Porous Media, 142: 669–697, 2022.
doi: 10.1007/s11242-022-01766-8 Preprint - A generic local thermal equilibrium model for porous reactive materials submitted to high temperatures. J. Lachaud, J. B. Scoggins, T. E. Magin, M. G. Meyer, N. N. Mansour. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 108 : 1406-1417, 2017.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2016.11.067 Preprint - Detailed chemical equilibrium model for porous ablative materials. J. Lachaud, T. van Eekelen, J. B. Scoggins, T. E. Magin, N. N. Mansour. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 90, 1034-1045, 2015.
doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2015.05.106 Preprint - Porous material analysis toolbox based on OpenFoam and applications. J. Lachaud, N. N. Mansour. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 28 (2): 191–202, 2014.
doi: 10.2514/1.T4262 Preprint - Validation of a volume-averaged fiber-scale model for the oxidation of a carbon-fiber preform. J. Lachaud, N. N. Mansour, A. Ceballos, D. Pejakovic, L. Zhang, J. Marschall. 42nd AIAA Thermophysics Conference, 27 – 30 Jun 2011, Honolulu, Hawaii. AIAA Paper 2011-3640.
doi: 10.2514/6.2011-3640 Preprint