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Detailed Course Syllabus, Aerospace Engineering (AS)

Hypersonics
AS 76560
Lecture: 3 Year: III
Tutorial: 1 Part: II
Practical: 3/2

Course Objectives:
This course introduces the students to the ever growing and crucial field of hypersonics. Hypersonic
technologies are likely to be game changers in the civilian as well as defense aerospace domains, hence this
course brings the essential learning volume to the students. Students will also learn about the history and
the current state-of-the-art of hypersonic vehicle technology.

1. Introduction (6 hours)
1.1 History
1.2 Hypersonic Flows Properties
1.3 Hypersonic Flow Effects
1.4 Examples of Hypersonic Flight Vehicles
1.5 Real Gas Effects and Aerodynamic Heating

2. Compressible Flows Review (4 hours)


2.1 Governing Equations
2.2 Normal Shock Waves
2.3 Oblique Shock Waves
2.4 Standing Shock Wave over a Sharp Wedge
2.5 Detached Shock Wave over a Blunt Body
2.6 Internal and External Compressible Flows

3. Viscous Fluid Flow Review (5 hours)


3.1 Boundary Layer Over a Flat Plate
3.2 Boundary Layer Viscous Properties
3.3 Boundary Layer Thermal Properties
3.4 Boundary Layer Separation

4. Inviscid Hypersonic Flow (16 hours)


4.1 Hypersonic Shock Wave Relations 14.5 aerodynamics
4.2 Hypersonic Expansion Wave Relations
4.3 Introduction to Local Surface Inclination Methods hypersonics and high temp gas dynamics
4.4 Approximate Methods for Hypersonic Flows
4.5 Thin Shock Layer Theory
4.6 Shock-Shock Interaction aerodynamics 9.4
4.7 Shock-Expansion Interaction
4.8 Introduction to Method of Characteristics

5. High-Speed Gas Dynamics (6 hours)


5.1 Dissociation and Ionization in Gases
5.2 Chemical Reaction in Gases
5.3 Shock-Induced Combustion
5.4 Detonation
5.5 Hypersonic Propulsion Systems
5.6 Shock-Boundary Layer Interaction

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Detailed Course Syllabus, Aerospace Engineering (AS)

6. Hypersonic Flight Vehicles (8 hours)


6.1 A Brief History
6.2 From Ramjet to Scramjet
6.3 The Single-Stage-To-Orbit Dream
6.4 Hypersonic Programs of the Last Century
6.4 The Millennium Approach in Hypersonics
6.5 The Future of Hypersonics

Practical:
Laboratory tasks will be assigned during the course

References:
1. Bertin, J.J., Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics, AIAA
2. Anderson, J.D., Hypersonic and High-Temperature Gas Dynamics, AIAA

Evaluation Scheme:
There will be questions covering all the chapters in the syllabus. The evaluation scheme for the questions
will be indicated in the table below:

Unit Chapter Topics Marks


1 1 All 8
2 2&3 All 24
3 4 All 24
4 5 All 12
5 6 All 12
Total 80

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