Special issue: Aerothermodynamics for space vehicles

International Journal of Aerodynamics 2(2-4) 2012

• Laminar incipient separation in supersonic and hypersonic flows
• Effect of steps and gaps on aerothermodynamics for the IXV hypersonic vehicle 
• Microscopic and macroscopic analysis for TPS SiC material under Earth and Mars re-entry conditions 
• Fluidic thrust vectoring of an axisymmetrical nozzle: an analytical model
• Role of flow kinematic and energetic effects in hypersonic flow control
• Fully implicit adaptive method using discontinuous Galerkin finite elements for high speed flows
• A computational study on reduction of aerodynamic heating and drag over a blunt body in hypersonic turbulent flow using counter flow jet
• Application of an opposing jet in shock wave reduction around a blunt body
• Hysteresis phenomena associated with shock waves interference in steady hypersonic flow
• Effects of thermal boundary conditions on the hypersonic shock layer flow over a blunt body

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