VKI LECTURE SERIES
COURSE ON HYPERSONIC ENTRY AND CRUISE VEHICLES
30 June – 3 July 2008

Stanford University
NASA Ames Research Center

in collaboration with the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics
sponsored by  RTO, DOE, AFOSR, & NASA

INTRODUCTION

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.

The directors of the course are Prof. P. Moin from Stanford University, Dr. N. N. Mansour from NASA Ames Research Center, and Prof. O. Chazot from the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics.

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

MONDAY JUNE 30, 2008 (Stanford University) (breakfast at 8:00 AM, coffee breaks at 11:30 AM and 3:45 PM, lunch at 1:00 PM)
8:45 AM	Introduction to the course Dr. N.N. Mansour, NASA Ames Research Center, USA
9:00 AM	Irreversible thermo-dynamics and non-equilibrium effects in hypersonic flows Dr. D. Giordano, European Space Research and Technology Centre, ESA, The Netherlands
10:15 AM	Kinetic and transport theory of plasmas Dr. T.E. Magin, Stanford University, USA
11:45 AM	Kinetic mechanism for high enthalpy air flows Dr. A. Bourdon, Ecole Centrale Paris, France
2:30 PM	Optical diagnostics and collisional-radiative models Prof. C.O. Laux, Ecole Centrale Paris, France
4:00 PM	Experimental and theoretical simulation of heterogeneous catalysis in aerothermochemistry Prof. V.L. Kovalev, Moscow State University, Russia
TUESDAY JULY 1, 2008 (Stanford University) (breakfast at 8:00 AM, coffee breaks at 11:30 AM and 3:45 PM, lunch at 1:00 PM)
9:00 AM	Critical hypersonic aero-thermodynamic phenomena Mr. R.M. Cummings, U.S. Air Force Academy, USA
10:15 AM	Flight experiments on air-breathing propulsion – HYSHOT Prof. R. Morgan, University of Queensland, Australia
11:45 AM	X-43A hypersonic vehicle technology development Mr. R.T. Voland, ACENT Laboratories LLC, USA
2:30 PM	Experimental roles, capabilities, and contributions to aerothermodynamic problems of hypersonic flights and planetary entry Dr. B. Hollis, NASA Langley Research Center, USA
4:00 PM	Direct simulation Monte Carlo for atmospheric entry Prof. I. Boyd, University of Michigan, USA
WEDNESDAY JULY 2, 2008 (NASA Ames Research Center) (breakfast at 8:00 AM, coffee breaks at 11:00 AM and 3:45 PM, lunch at 12:30 PM)
8:30 AM	Roughness-induced laminar-turbulent transition Prof. S.P. Schneider, Purdue University, USA
9:45 AM	Hypersonic boundary-shear layer transition Dr. S.A. Berry, NASA Langley Research Center, USA
11:15 AM	Turbulence modeling for reentry and shock dominated flows Prof. P. Moin & Prof. G. Iaccarino, Stanford University, USA
1:30 PM	Tour of the NASA Ames facilities (group I)
2:30 PM	Analysis and model validation of shock layer radiation in air Dr. D. Bose, NASA Ames Research Center, USA
4:00 PM	System design constraints - trajectory aerothermal environment Dr. D. Prabhu, NASA Ames Research Center, USA
THURSDAY JULY 3, 2008 (NASA Ames Research Center) (breakfast at 8:00 AM, coffee breaks at 11:00 AM and 3:45 PM, lunch at 12:30 PM)
8:30 AM	Computational fluid dynamics simulations for atmospheric entry Prof. G. Candler, University of Minnesota, USA
9:45 AM	High order numerical schemes for hypersonic flow simulations Dr. H.C. Yee, NASA Ames Research Center, USA
11:15 AM	A risk-based approach for aerothermal/TPS analysis and testing Dr. M. Wright, NASA Ames Research Center, USA
1:30 PM	Tour of the NASA Ames facilities (group II)
2:30 PM	Hypersonic stagnation point aerothermodynamics in Plasmatron facilities Prof. O. Chazot, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium
4:00 PM	Numerical approximation of Boltzmann moment systems with Levermore closure Dr. T. Barth, NASA Ames Research Center, USA

Center for Turbulence Research, Building 500
Stanford University, 488 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-3035.

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