Aerodynamics

  1. Supersonic and Hypersonic Aerodynamics
    1. Shock Wave Theory
      1. Shock Wave Properties
        1. Conservation Laws Across Shocks
          1. Normal Shock Waves
            1. Rankine-Hugoniot Relations
              1. Property Changes
                1. Shock Strength
                2. Oblique Shock Waves
                  1. Shock Angle Relations
                    1. Flow Deflection
                      1. Weak and Strong Shocks
                      2. Bow Shocks
                        1. Detached Shocks
                          1. Shock Standoff Distance
                        2. Expansion Waves
                          1. Prandtl-Meyer Expansion
                            1. Expansion Fan Theory
                              1. Property Changes in Expansion
                                1. Expansion Around Corners
                                2. Supersonic Flow Over Bodies
                                  1. Linearized Supersonic Theory
                                    1. Ackeret Theory
                                      1. Thin Airfoil Assumptions
                                        1. Pressure Coefficient
                                          1. Lift and Drag Predictions
                                          2. Shock-Expansion Theory
                                            1. Method of Characteristics
                                              1. Complex Geometries
                                              2. Supersonic Wing Design
                                                1. Swept Wings
                                                  1. Delta Wings
                                                    1. Arrow Wings
                                                  2. Hypersonic Flow Characteristics
                                                    1. Hypersonic Similarity
                                                      1. Thin Shock Layer
                                                        1. Viscous Interaction
                                                          1. Strong Interaction
                                                            1. Weak Interaction
                                                            2. High-Temperature Effects
                                                              1. Real Gas Effects
                                                                1. Chemical Reactions
                                                                  1. Ionization
                                                                  2. Heat Transfer
                                                                    1. Aerodynamic Heating
                                                                      1. Surface Temperature Effects
                                                                        1. Thermal Protection Systems

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