Hypersonic & High Temperature Gas Dynamics

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• The physical mechanisms causing aerodynamic heating of high speed vehicles
• The importance and influence of non-equilibrium real-gas effects in high temperature flows
• How the above influence the design of hypersonic vehicles
• Computational methods appropriate to high speed and/or high temperature flows
• The fundamental features of hypersonic flows, and how these differ from other flows

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• M1 A comprehensive knowledge of mathematics, natural science and engineering principles is applied to solve forefront hypersonic aerothermodynamic problems in exam as well as coursework assignment C2 First principles of mathematics and physics are used analyse complex problems in exam as well as courseworks M3 Computational and analytic techniques for super- and hypersonic flows are taught and assed in exam and courseworks M18 A regularly submitted and assessed learning journal prepares for life-long self-learning

• Hypersonic flow (12 lectures)
• Aerodynamic heating (6 lectures)
• Equilibrium and non-equilibrium gas dynamics (6 lectures)
• CFD for high speed flows (10 lectures)
• Revision (2 lectures)

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures, Directed reading, Problem-solving, Matlab programs, Learning journal of courseworks and/or reports

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External