Rapid design of hypersonic vehicles research at the George H.W. Bush Combat Development Complex pursues methods to enhance the assured delivery of lethal payloads, including more precise delivery over an extended range through a more comprehensive understanding of flight sciences.
The objective of this project is rapid physics-based modeling for confident (precision and survivability) aerothermodynamic designs of hypersonic flight systems.
Principal Investigators
Dr. Rodney Bowersox
Ford I Professor and Associate Dean for Research
College of Engineering
bowersox@tamu.edu
Dr. Helen Reed
University Distinguished Professor/Aldridge Professor, Aerospace Engineering
helen.reed@tamu.edu
Dr. Edward White
Professor, Aerospace Engineering
ebw@tamu.edu
News
Hypersonics: Advancing aerodynamics for accuracy
Texas A&M University faculty are working on two main types of computerized aerodynamic simulations. One will predict when smooth, stable air transitions into turbulent, unstable air. Another will predict how turbulent air impacts the heat loads pressing against the moving objects.
Featured Publications
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Reed et al. 2015. Verification and validation issues in hypersonic stability and transition prediction. J. Spacecraft and Rockets. 52(1):29-37.
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Gnoffo et al. 2013. Uncertainty Assessments of Hypersonic Shock Wave–Turbulent Boundary-Layer Interactions at Compression Corners. J. Spacecraft and Rockets. 50(1): 69-
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Bowersox. 2009. Extension of equilibrium turbulent heat flux models to high-speed shear flows. JFM. 633:61-70.