MATLAB ENAE488P Hypersonic Flow

MATLAB coursework and project scripts for ENAE488P hypersonic flow / high-temperature gas dynamics work, including a hypersonic caret waverider project.

Course Summary (Testudo)

ENAE488P is a Special Topics in Aerospace Engineering course. The Testudo listing for the offering that matches this material is titled Hypersonics and High-Temperature Gas Dynamics, covering hypersonic flow, aerodynamic heating, aerothermodynamics, analysis methods, and engineering applications.

Testudo (topic offering reference): https://app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/search?courseId=ENAE488P&sectionId=&termId=202408

Contents

• Homework scripts (hw1.m to hw5.m)
• Project/problem scripts (final_project.m, tbm.m, oshock.m, equation.m, m2.m, p2p1.m)
• Supporting images (*.jpg, *.tif)
• Published outputs in html/ (*.pdf)

Getting Started (MATLAB)

1. Open MATLAB in the repo root.
2. Start with the function pair tbm.m (theta-beta-mach solver) and oshock.m (oblique shock relations), which are reused by final_project.m.
3. Run smaller standalone scripts such as equation.m, m2.m, or p2p1.m to validate the environment and inspect intermediate methods.
4. Run final_project.m for the most complete project example (it calls tbm(...) and oshock(...) in a hypersonic caret waverider analysis workflow).
5. Review matching published outputs in html/ (for example html/oshock.pdf, html/tbm.pdf, html/final_project.pdf) to compare expected report-style results.

Dependencies / Compatibility Notes

• tbm.m uses Symbolic Math (sym, vpasolve); Symbolic Math Toolbox is required for workflows that call it (including final_project.m).
• Scripts assume helper functions remain on the MATLAB path (running from the repo root is the safest default).

Highlighted Files

• final_project.m
• oshock.m
• tbm.m
• html/final_project.pdf

Project Highlight

• final_project.m: hypersonic caret waverider analysis/design study using oblique-shock and theta-beta-mach calculations.