AE445 Hypersonic Flows

Course Description:
General characterization of hypersonic flow, inviscid hypersonic flow, viscous hypersonic flow, high temperature effects.

Prerequisite(s):
None

Textbook(s) and/or Other Required Material:
J. D. Anderson, "Hypersonic and High Temperature Gas Dynamics" McGraw-Hill, 1989.

The following books are the excellent sources of reference
Maurice Rasmussen, ''Hypersonic Flow'' Wiley, 1994
J. J. Bertin, "Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics" AIAA Education Series, 1994

Course Objectives:
This course gives students the fundamentals of hypersonic flow which are encountered at the extreme high speed flight. It also enables students to apply their therotical knowledge to solve flow problems at hypersonic speed

Topics Covered:
1. Introduction - 0.5 week
2. Hypersonic Shock and Expansion-Wave Relations - 1.5 weeks
3. Local Surface Inclination Methods - 2 weeks
4. Hypersonic Inviscid Flow Fields: Approximate Methods - 3 weeks
5. Hypersonic Inviscid Flow Fields: Exact Methods - 3 weeks
6. Viscous Flow: Basic Aspects, Boundary Layer Results, and Aerodynamic Heating - 2 weeks
7. High-Temperature Gas Dynamics: Some Introductory Considerations - 2 weeks
8. Some Aspects of Thermodynamics of Chemically Reacting Gases - 2 weeks

Class/Laboratory Schedule:
The course has three lecture hours. Each lecture is 50 minutes.

Homework, Quizzes and Projects:
Regular homework will be given.
A project will be assigned.

Computer Usage: Homework and project will require computer applications.
Laboratory Work: None

Contribution of Course to Meeting the Professional Component:
Mathematics and Basic Sciences: None
Engineering Design: None
Engineering Sciences: 3 credits
Humanities and Social Sciences: None

Relationship of Course to Program Objectives:
The course intends to satisfy the first, second and fifth objectives of the Department of Aerospace Engineering.

Prepared By:
Sinan Eyi
11-26-1999