PERIOD: JANUARY - FEBRUARY - MARCH This course aims at providing PhD students with a wide perspective on the main technological challenges of hypersonic flight. Worldwide, both aeronautical and space domains are currently conveying their interest in the field of hypersonic transportation. Indeed, the development of enabling technologies to allow high-speed flight is seen as the future of the civil long haul routes flight. Complementary, all these efforts are considered as preparatory steps towards the future reusable access to space vehicles. In this context, this course offers to students a wide overview of the research activities and tests currently on-going, focusing on the European framework. At this purpose, all along the course, the presence of a considerable number of international experts, currently leading the most active research centres activity working on high-speed.

Part I: Introduction on hypersonic flight (3 hours) o Historical overview o Main configurations and mission concepts o On-going hypersonic flight initiatives o Overview of the European funded project H2020 STRATOFLY Part II: Design Challenge (4 hours) o Integrated Conceptual Design approach o Performance Diagrams (Matching Chart and Payload/Range/Volume) o How to cope with aerodynamic, thermal, propulsive and structural issues o Waverider Configurations o Integration of high-speed air-intakes and nozzles into waverider configurations Part III: Technological Challenges (10 hours) o Integrated structures and aerothermodynamics effects on configuration o Heat loads evaluation o Materials for high speed o Integrated bubble-structure concept o High-speed air-breathing propulsive concepts o Air-Turbo-Rocket and Dual-Mode-Ramjet o Plasma Assisted Combustion Technology o High-speed propulsion chemistry o Propellant Subsystem o Hydrocarbon fuels versus liquid hydrogen o Innovative cryogenic subsystems o Thermal and Energy Management Subsystem o Innovative Avionic Solutions o Integration in the future CNS/ATM scenario o Virtual cockpit technologies o Glass Cabin Concept Part IV: Final Assessment (3 hours) o PhD Students Presentations

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