Special Course on Aerothermodynamics of Hypersonic Vehicles

Abstract

Following the review of basic principles including real gas effects, a series of lectures were presented on experimental and computational methods specific to hypersonic flows. Stress was placed on measurement techniques developed primarily for flows with heat transfer, chemical reactions, strong shocks, compressible boundary layers, etc. Both surface measurements and flow field measurements including species concentration techniques, were discussed. The same spirit governed the lecture on computational methods: stress was placed on the new problems in CFD posed by high speeds and chemical reactions. The course finished with state-of-the-art reviews on three critical flow problems: transition to turbulence, interactions between shocks and boundary layers, and shock/shock impingement. Keywords: Lectures; Hypersonic flow; Computation; Shock waves; Chemical reactions; Aerothermodynamics; Measurement.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA214027

Entities

Organizations

  • AGARD

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Boundary Layer
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Energy Transfer
  • Flow Visualization
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Heat Transfer
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Thermodynamics
  • Turbulent Mixing

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flight