von Karman Institute Lecture Series and Events
Course on hypersonic entry and cruise vehicle
Monday 30 June 2008 - Monday 30 June 2008This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., phone: +32 2 359 96 04, fax: +32 2 359 96 00
In-depth knowledge of gas dynamics at hypersonic speeds is required to define the environment and requirements for the design and safe operation of space vehicles, planetary probes, and rockets. The constitutive equations that describe conservation of mass, momentum, and energy in the hypersonic regime require the development of physical models for high enthalpy and non-equilibrium effects. In turn, the development of these models requires reliable experimental data to guide and verify the models. The 
hypersonic regime presents unique challenges for measurement techniques and flight tests.
The objectives of this course are to review the up-to-date physical models describing complex high-enthalpy and turbulence effects, measurement techniques for flight test and ground-based experiments, as well as numerical simulation strategies specific to the hypersonic regime. The course is tailored to provide professionals and students working and/or supporting aerospace industries, space agencies, and defense programs a snap shot of the state-of-the-art in this rapidly progressing technology.
This lecture series is organized by the Standaford University in collaboration with the von Karman Institute and sponsord by RTO, DOE, AFOSR, and NASA.
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Location : Stanford University and NASA Ames Research Center
From 30-06-2008 until 03-07-2008