Selected Aerothermodynamic Design Problems of Hypersonic Flight Vehicles

• Main Authors: Hirschel, Ernst Heinrich (Author), Weiland, Claus (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Computational intelligence.; Automotive engineering.; Automotive Engineering.; Computational Intelligence.

This volume addresses selected aerothermodynamic design problems for three vehicle classes: winged reentry, non-winged reentry, and airbreathing hypersonic flight vehicles. Following an introductory chapter, the book presents the basics of flight trajectory mechanics, giving the aerothermodynamicist...

Table of Contents:

• Short Introduction to Flight Trajectories for Aerothermodynamicists
• Aerothermodynamic Design Problems of Winged Re-Entry Vehicles
• Aerothermodynamic Design Problems of Winged Airbreathing Vehicles
• Aerothermodynamic Design Problems of Non-Winged Re-Entry Vehicles
• Stabilization, Trim, and Control Devices
• Forces, Moments, Center-of-Pressure, Trim, and Stability in General Formulation
• Multidisciplinary Design Aspects
• The Thermal State of a Hypersonic Vehicle Surface
• The ?eff Approach and Approximate Relations for the Determination of Aerothermodynamic Parameters
• Solution Guide and Solutions of the Problems.