The novel dorsal intake hypersonic configuration has become a research hotspot in the
aerospace industry due to its superior aerodynamic and inlet performance at small angles of …

A concise overview of the overall layout of an experimental powered high-speed flight
vehicle including its subsystems is given. A mission scenario, the different flight segments …

The integrated design of the airframe and inlet is the favorite choice for the aerodynamic
configuration design of the air-breathing hypersonic vehicle. To better understand the …

A two-dimensional mixed compression scramjet inlet design is presented in this work. The
design is based on the static temperature and Mach number at the combustion chamber …

In the aviation field great interest is growing in passengers transportation at hypersonic
speed. This requires, however, careful study of the enabling technologies necessary for the …

Current design requirements are shaping advanced and efficient supersonic or hypersonic
aircraft concepts, capable of flying between distant parts of the globe within hours, and …

Hypersonic waveriders have the potential to significantly reduce travel times on long haul
civilian transport routes. The design of hypersonic aircraft is heavily influenced by the …

The airframe/engine integrated configurations with dorsal intake can effectively decouple the
inlet from the lifting surface, leading to an excellent aerodynamic performance at a small …

Well-known analytical approaches are commonly adopted for the preliminary design of
scramjet engines. In this context, the combustion process in the combustion chamber can be …

I. Introduction ver the last years, innovative concepts of civil high-speed transportation
vehicles were propose d 1, 2. These vehicles have a strong potential to increase the cruise …