TY - CHAP AU - Rakhab C. Mehta ED - Giuseppe Pezzella ED - Antonio Viviani Y1 - 2019-02-04 PY - 2019 T1 - Numerical Simulation of Base Pressure and Drag of Space Reentry Capsules at High Speed N2 - 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. 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 also 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. BT - Hypersonic Vehicles SP - Ch. 6 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.83651 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.83651 SN - 978-1-83962-270-0 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-29 ER -