Basics of Aerothermodynamics (eBook)

Preface to the Second Edition 5
Acknowledgements 7
Preface to the First Edition 8
Acknowledgements 10
Table of Contents 11
Introduction 16
1.1 Classes of Hypersonic Vehicles and TheirAerothermodynamic Peculiarities 16
1.2 RV-Type and CAV-Type Flight Vehicles asReference Vehicles 20
1.3 The Tasks of Aerothermodynamics 26
1.4 The Thermal State of the Surface and ThermalSurface Effects 28
1.5 Unsteady Flight and Steady Aerothermodynamics? 32
1.6 Scope and Content of the Book 33
References 35
The Flight Environment 37
2.1 The Earth Atmosphere 37
2.2 Atmospheric Properties and Models 42
2.3 Flow Regimes 44
2.4 Problems 48
References 48
Thermal Radiation Cooling of ExternalVehicle Surfaces 50
3.1 Definitions 50
3.2 The Radiation-Adiabatic Vehicle Surface 54
3.3 Case Study: The Thermal State of the Surface ofthe Blunt Delta Wing 76
3.4 Summary of the Results of the Chapter in Viewof Flight-Vehicle Design 85
3.5 Problems 86
References 87
Transport of Momentum, Energy, and Mass 90
4.1 Transport Phenomena 91
4.2 Transport Properties 95
4.3 Equations of Motion, Initial Conditions, BoundaryConditions, and Similarity Parameters 103
4.4 Remarks on Similarity Parameters 119
4.5 Problems 120
References 120
Real-Gas Aerothermodynamic Phenomena 123
5.1 Van der Waals Effects 124
5.2 High-Temperature Real-Gas Effects 126
5.3 Dissociation and Recombination 130
5.4 Thermal and Chemical Rate Processes 131
5.5 Rate Effects, Two Examples 135
5.6 Surface Catalytic Recombination 143
5.7 A Few Remarks on Simulation Issues 150
5.8 Computation Models 151
5.9 Problems 152
References 153
Inviscid Aerothermodynamic Phenomena 156
6.1 Hypersonic Flight Vehicles and Shock Waves 157
6.2 One-Dimensional Shock-Free Flow 163
6.3 Shock Waves 167
6.4 Blunt-Body Flow 187
6.5 Supersonic Turning: Prandtl-Meyer Expansion andIsentropic Compression 199
6.6 The Change of the Unit Reynolds Number acrossShock Waves 203
6.7 Newton Flow 207
6.8 The Mach-Number Independence Principle ofOswatitsch 215
6.9 Problems 221
References 222
Attached High-Speed Viscous Flow 225
7.1 Attached Viscous Flow 226
7.2 Basic Properties of Attached Viscous Flow 250
7.3 Case Study: Wall Temperature and Skin Frictionat the S¨ANGER Forebody 279
7.4 Problems 285
References 286
Laminar-Turbulent Transition and Turbulencein High-Speed Viscous Flow 289
8.1 Laminar-Turbulent Transition as Hypersonic FlowPhenomenon 292
8.2 Real Flight-Vehicle Effects 305
8.3 Receptivity Issues 317
8.4 Prediction of Stability/Instability and Transitionin High-Speed Flows 323
8.5 Turbulence Modeling for High-Speed Flows 330
References 333
Strong Interaction Phenomena 342
9.1 Flow Separation 343
9.2 Shock/Boundary-Layer Interaction Phenomena 350
9.3 Hypersonic Viscous Interaction 365
9.4 Low-Density Effects 376
9.5 Problems 383
References 383
Viscous Thermal Surface Effects: Examples 388
10.1 Introduction 388
10.2 Qualitative Considerations 389
10.3 Examples in Foregoing Chapters 391
10.4 Boundary-Layer Thickness at a Heated Wall 392
10.5 Displacement Thickness at a Highly Cooled Wall 394
10.6 Cone-Flow Experiment: Amplification of theSecond Instability Mode by Cooling 395
10.7 Reduction of the Turbulent Skin Friction withSide Effects 397
10.8 Flat Plate/Ramp: Length of the Separation Zone 399
10.9 Generic Scramjet Inlet: The Shock-on-LipSituation 403
10.10 Problems 405
References 406
Solution Guide and Solutions of the Problems 407
Appendix A 420
Appendix B 424
Appendix C 429
Permissions 436
Name Index 437
Subject Index 443