JHTO/AFIT Hypersonics Introductory Technical Short Course

Sandia National Laboratory 

TARGET AUDIENCE:   This course/brief is ideal for managers, engineers, scientists, high-level technicians and individuals with job functions that have to work with high-speed programs and technologies in any field.    

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  This three-day course will provide an introduction to the technical background of hypersonics. Participants will gain an understanding of how hypersonics is different from other flight regimes, and how they can apply their existing technical knowledge to hypersonics problems and the fields of related work.

This training includes the following topics:

Part 1: Basic Thermophysics and Definitions

Part 2: Introduction to Hypersonics

Part 3: Shock Waves – A Primer

Part 4: Shock Layers

Part 5: Surfaces in Hypersonic Flows

Part 6: Wakes and Wake Physics 

Secret Clearance required for attendance.

 Register no later than February 27, 2024 by emailing the JHTO Workforce Development Team at matthew.l.akers.ctr@us.navy.mil or jhto_wfd@us.navy.mil