Hypersonic Slender Body Aerodynamics

This book provides a comprehensive and student-friendly exploration of hypersonic slender body aerodynamics, combining theoretical and practical aspects. Developed from class-tested material, it includes numerous worked examples, diagrams, and exercises, making it a valuable resource for students and engineers.

Key topics include:

 • Slender Body Geometry: From basics to flow field analysis and aerodynamic/thermal load calculations across all speed ranges.

 • Supersonic Aircraft Wings: Sharp edges, viscous effects, pressure distribution, and flow characteristics.

 • Hypersonic Aerodynamics: Atmospheric properties, flow dynamics, governing equations, and semi-wedge flows.

 • Slender-Body Theory Applications: Heat transfer, sublimation, aerodynamic effects, shock layers, and blast-wave theory.

 • Axisymmetric Bodies: Potential flow, pressure distribution, drag considerations, and shape corrections.

Unique in its scope, the book consolidates information traditionally scattered across various sources, making it an essential resource for aerospace engineering students and professionals, particularly for courses on slender body aerodynamics.

About the Author

Ethirajan Rathakrishnan is a Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and the founder of High Speed Jet Laboratory at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.

His research interests focus on gas dynamics, including experimental and theoretical investigation, rarefied flows, applied gas dynamics and high speed jets, sudden expansion problems, aeroacoustics, and active and passive control of jets and base flows.

He is the author of multiple books and has received numerous international awards.