Hirschel E.H. Basics of Aerothermodynamics

2nd ed. — Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London, 2015. XVIII, 446 p. 159 illus., 11 illus. in color. — ISBN: 978-3-319-14372-9, ISBN: 978-3-319-14373-6 (eBook).Successful Introductory book in its second revised edition
Presents an introduction to the basics of aerothermodynamics, in particular to winged re-entry vehicles, air breathing hypersonic cruise and acceleration vehicles
Includes a new chapter treating examples of viscous thermal surface effects
This successful book gives an introduction to the basics of aerothermodynamics, as applied in particular to winged re-entry vehicles and airbreathing hypersonic cruise and acceleration vehicles. The book gives a review of the issues of transport of momentum, energy and mass, real-gas effects as well as inviscid and viscous flow phenomena. In this second, revised edition the chapters with the classical topics of aerothermodynamics more or less were left untouched. The access to some single topics of practical interest was improved. Auxiliary chapters were put into an appendix. The recent successful flights of the X-43A and the X-51A indicate that the dawn of sustained airbreathing hypersonic flight now has arrived. This proves that the original approach of the book to put emphasis on viscous effects and the aerothermodynamics of radiation-cooled vehicle surfaces was timely. This second, revised edition even more accentuates these topics. A new, additional chapter treats examples of viscous thermal surface effects. Partly only very recently obtained experimental and numerical results show the complexity of such phenomena (dependence of boundary-layer stability, skin friction, boundary-layer thicknesses, and separation on the thermal state of the surface) and their importance for airbreathing hypersonic flight vehicles, but also for any other kind of hypersonic vehicle.Content Level » Research
Keywords » Aerodynamics - Aerothermodynamics - Basics - Dynamics - Environment - High Speed Viscous-Flow - Hypersonic Flight - Modeling - Simulation - Thermodynamics - Transport -Turbulence
Related subjects » Classical Continuum Physics - Mechanical Engineering - MechanicsThe Flight Environment
Thermal Radiation Cooling of External Vehicle Surfaces
Transport of Momentum, Energy and Mass
Real-Gas Aerothermodynamic Phenomena
Inviscid Aerothermodynamic Phenomena
Attached High-Speed Viscous Flow
Laminar-Turbulent Transition and Turbulence in High-Speed Viscous Flow.- Strong Interaction Phenomena
Viscous Thermal Surface Effects: Examples
Solution Guide and Solutions of the Problems.