Hypersonics and Gas Dynamics

3 Units

1D non-steady gas dynamics for general fluids, including detonation waves. Hypersonic wind tunnels. Some approximate and exact methods for inviscid, hypersonic flow. Aspects of viscous hypersonic flow, including boundary layers and shock-boundary layer interactions. Rarefied gas dynamics and free molecular flow. Advanced propulsion methods. Non-equilibrium effects, including statistical thermodynamics and kinetic theory. Prereq: EMAE 454 .