A design review on hypersonic aerodynamics configurations and applicability to hypersonic transports

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A design review on hypersonic aerodynamics configurations and applicability to hypersonic transports

Yidi Gao 1*
  • 1 Purdue University    
  • *corresponding author gao696@purdue.edu
Published on 17 November 2023 | https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-8818/11/20230391
TNS Vol.11
ISSN (Print): 2753-8826
ISSN (Online): 2753-8818
ISBN (Print): 978-1-83558-133-9
ISBN (Online): 978-1-83558-134-6

Abstract

As the world of commercial aviation recovers from the global recession after the pandemic, demands for faster and more reliable air transportation are on the rise. Research in Hypersonic Transports, led by both government and private sectors, aims to revolutionize the industry with its high time efficiency and customizability for various needs. This paper reviews the design principle and challenges of HST from a technical standpoint, while overviewing high-speed gas dynamics, analyzing the waverider configurations, and addressing the technical intricacies of designing a hypersonic vehicle. It shows that the waverider configuration is a suitable HST candidate for its large fuel storage and high inlet compatibility for an airframe-propulsion integrated design. This paper aims to provide holistic context for the advantages and challenges associated with HST, while providing insights into the compatibility of a waverider configuration that can be optimized for civilian transport applications.

Keywords:

hypersonic transport, design review, waveriders, compressible aerodynamics.

Gao,Y. (2023). A design review on hypersonic aerodynamics configurations and applicability to hypersonic transports. Theoretical and Natural Science,11,128-135.
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Gao,Y. (2023). A design review on hypersonic aerodynamics configurations and applicability to hypersonic transports. Theoretical and Natural Science,11,128-135.

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References

[1]. Kostoff, R.N. and R. M. (2013) Cummings Highly Cited Literature of High-Speed Compressible Flow Research, Aerospace Science and Technology, Volume 26, Issue 1, April–May, pp.216-234. https://stip.gatech.edu/wpcontent/uploads/2012/07/HYPERSONIC-_LITSURVEY-2012_RNK_ADD_1

[2]. Tsien, H-S. (1946) Similarity Laws of Hypersonic Flows, Journal of Mathematics and Physics.

[3]. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (2023) Full Year 2022 U.S. Airline Traffic Data, Thursday, March 16. https://www.bts.gov/newsroom/full-year-2022-us-airline-traffic-data

[4]. Sziroczak D., Smith H. (2016) A Review of Design issues specific to hypersonic flights vehicles, Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 84: pp.1-28.

[5]. Tegler E. (2022) A Houston Hypersonic Transport Startup Promises Passenger Flights from L.A. to Tokyo In An Hour, April 7. https://www.forbes.com/sites/erictegler/2022/04/07/a-houston-based-hypersonic-transport-startup-promises-passenger-flights-from-la-to-tokyo-in-about-an-hour/?sh=64b311857055.

[6]. Carissa Christensen, Susan Albert, Carie Mullins, Blake Ahadi, Phil Smith, and Don Buley (2021) Independent Market Study, Commercial Hypersonic Transportation, NASA, April. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20210015471/downloads/SAIC%20BryceTech%20Commercial%20Hypersonics%20Transportation%2020210506

[7]. Fletcher, D.G. (2004) Fundamental of Hypersonic Flow Aerothermodynamics, RTO AVT Lecture Series RTO-EN-AVT-116, 10-14 May. https://www.sto.nato.int/publications/STO%20Educational%20Notes/RTO-EN-AVT-116/EN-AVT-116-03

[8]. Liepmann H.W., Roshko, A. (2001) Elements of Gasdynamics [M] Dover Publications, pp.378.

[9]. Cockrell, Huebner and Finley, Corda and Anderson (1988) Waverider Design, https://aerospaceweb.org/design/waverider/waverider.shtml

[10]. John D. Anderson, Hypersonic and High-Temperature Gas Dynamics, second edition, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc. 1801 Alexander Bell Drive, Reston, Virginia 20191-4344.

[11]. Taylor, G. I., and J. W. Maccoll. (1933) “The Air Pressure on a Cone Moving at High Speeds. I.” Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Containing Papers of a Mathematical and Physical Character, vol. 139, no. 838, pp. 278–97. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.-org/stable/95973. Accessed 8 May 2023.

[12]. BryceTech, SAIC (2021) NASA Commercial Hypersonic Transportation Market Study, April. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20210015471/downloads/SAIC%20BryceTech%20Commercial%20Hypersonics%20Transportation%2020210506.

[13]. Kirkham, P.S., and J. L. Hunt (1977) Hypersonic Transport Technology, Acta Astronautica, Volume 4, Issues 1–2, January–February, pp.181-199. https://www.sciencedirect.co-m/science-/article/abs/pii/0094576577900406?via%3Dihub

[14]. Heppenheimer, T.A. (2007) Facing the Heat Barrier: A History of Hypersonics, The NASA History Series National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Division Office of External Relations Washington, D.C. https://history.nasa.gov/sp4232-part3.

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