hypersonic-aerothermo

# 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