name: hypersonic-aerothermo
description: Specialized skill for hypersonic vehicle aerodynamic and thermal analysis
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version: "1.0"
category: aerospace-engineering
tags:
- aerodynamics
- hypersonic
- aerothermodynamics
- thermal-protection
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domains: [domain:aerospace-engineering]
specializations: [specialization:aerospace-engineering]
skillAreas: [skill-area:physics-simulation, skill-area:mathematical-reasoning, skill-area:computational-geometry]
roles: [role:research-engineer, role:computational-scientist]
Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics Skill
Purpose
Provide specialized hypersonic vehicle aerodynamic and thermal analysis capabilities including real gas effects, aerodynamic heating, and thermal protection system design.
Capabilities
- High-temperature gas dynamics
- Real gas effects modeling
- Aerodynamic heating prediction
- Thermal protection system sizing
- Shock-boundary layer interaction
- Ablation modeling
- Transition prediction (hypersonic)
- Chemically reacting flow analysis
Usage Guidelines
- Account for real gas and chemical non-equilibrium effects
- Use appropriate turbulence models for hypersonic boundary layers
- Predict transition location and heating augmentation
- Size TPS with adequate margins for heating uncertainty
- Consider ablation effects on aerodynamic shape
- Validate predictions against ground test data where available
Dependencies
- High-fidelity CFD codes
- Real-gas models
- Thermal protection system design tools
Process Integration
- AE-001: CFD Analysis Workflow (hypersonic regime)
- Advanced hypersonic vehicle design processes