Direct Statistical Simulation of Radiation behind the Shock Wave Front in a CO2 and N2 Mixture

A technique for the Monte Carlo simulation of the radiation in the carbon dioxide and nitrogen dissociation products in a shock wave is described: the rates of chemical reactions, as well as the excitation of electronic, vibration, and rotation levels of atoms and molecules of CO, CN, O2, and C2. A comparison of the results of numerical simulation and the experimental data obtained on shock tubes of the Institute of Mechanics of Moscow State University is presented.