High Speed Propulsion

Host University

Virginia Tech

Semester

Fall 2026

Course Number

AOE-5184

CRN

92118

Credits

3

Discipline

Aerospace and Ocean Engineering

Course Information

Analysis of high-speed air breathing propulsion concepts for hypersonic flight. Aerodynamic inlet design and flow path integration. Cycle analyses, flight performance, and design limitations given a set of design requirements. Aerothermodynamic analysis of ramjets, scramjets, and detonation wave engines. Pre: Graduate standing.

Prerequisites

None Prerequisites Enforced: Yes