"Hypersonic Vehicles: Past, Present and Future Developments" ed. by Giuseppe Pezzella, Antonio Viviani

This book contains valuable contributions focusing on hypervelocity aircraft design. Topics covered include hypersonic aircraft aerodynamic and aerothermodynamic design, especially aeroshape design optimization, computational fluid dynamics, and scramjet propulsion. The book discusses high-speed flow issues and the challenges to achieving the dream of affordable hypersonic travel. It is hoped that the information contained herein will allow for the development of safe and efficient hypersonic vehicles.

In the aviation field there is great interest in high-speed vehicle design. Hypersonic vehicles represent the next frontier of passenger transportation to and from space. However, several design issues must be addressed, including vehicle aerodynamics and aerothermodynamics, aeroshape design optimization, aerodynamic heating, boundary layer transition, and so on.

Contents
1.Introductory Chapter: Hypersonic Vehicles - Past, Present, and Future Insights
2.Parametric Integral Soft Objects-based Procedure for Thermal Protection System Modeling of Reusable Launch Vehicle
3.Airframe-Propulsion Integration Design and Optimization
4.Inversely Designed Scramjet Flow-Path
5.The Busemann Air Intake for Hypersonic Speeds
6.Numerical Simulation of Base Pressure and Drag of Space Reentry Capsules at High Speed