Module overview
The module will provide the necessary background for those students interested in the design and operation of high speed aerospace vehicles, such as launch vehicles, re-entry vehicles and missiles.
Linked modules
Pre-requisite: SESA3029
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- How the above influence the design of hypersonic vehicles
- The physical mechanisms causing aerodynamic heating of high speed vehicles
- The fundamental features of hypersonic flows, and how these differ from other flows
- Computational methods appropriate to high speed and/or high temperature flows
- The importance and influence of non-equilibrium real-gas effects in high temperature flows
Syllabus
- 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)
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures, Directed reading, Problem-solving, Matlab programs, Learning journal of courseworks and/or reports
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Completion of assessment task | 24 |
| Revision | 40 |
| Wider reading or practice | 18 |
| Lecture | 27 |
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 29 |
| Follow-up work | 12 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Set Task CourseworkSummative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Continuous Assessment | 20% |
| Final Assessment | 80% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Set Task | 100% |
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.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Set Task | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External