Hypersonic Shock Wave Turbulent Boundary Layers: Direct Numerical Simulation, Large Eddy Simulation and Experiment Knight Doyle

Hypersonic turbulent boundary layers are a fundamental phenomenon in high-speed flight. This book provides a comprehensive exposition of hypersonic turbulent boundary layers, including the fundamental mathematical theory, structure of equilibrium boundary layers, and extensive surveys of Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS), Large Eddy Simulation (LES) and experiments. The interaction of shock waves with hypersonic turbulent boundary layers has a critical impact on vehicle aerothermodynamic loading including surface heat transfer, pressure and skin friction.

Descriptions of hypersonic ground test facilities is included as an appendix. It also provides a roadmap for both future experiments and DNS and LES simulations. As a research and reference text, this book would appeal to graduate students and researchers in hypersonics and could be the basis for professional training