Important Innovations Collection: Moving to Hypersonic Speeds
Readying for Hypersonic Takeoffs Source: Image of Hypersonic Vehicle Mach 5 Air Flow and Turbulence An intensive research effort is underway to make hypersonic and supersonic travel faster, safer, quieter and more efficient. It's being led by a team of aeronautical engineers at the University of Buffalo. They are using high performance computing to understand and 3D simulate the air flow around aircraft travelling at Mach 5+. That's very important because of the turbulence high speed travel generates for the vehicle. Their research could lead to a new class of aircraft designs. For a news blog on this, go to Important Innovations Collection: Moving to Hypersonic Speeds : Understanding Air Flows Around Hypersonic and Supersonic Vehicles Source: University of Buffalo 3D computer simulation of turbulence at ...