Hypersonic Vehicles Past, Present and Future Developments

• Other Authors: Pezzella, Giuseppe (Editor), Viviani, Antonio (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: IntechOpen 2019
• Subjects: Aerodynamics; optimization, cfd, computational fluid dynamics (cfd), conceptual design, shock wave
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

In the aviation field there is great interest in high-speed vehicle design. Hypersonic vehicles represent the next frontier of passenger transportation to and from space. However, several design issues must be addressed, including vehicle aerodynamics and aerothermodynamics, aeroshape design optimiz...