Giuseppe Pezzella

University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" Italy

Dr. Giuseppe Pezzella is a lecturer in Aircraft Aerodynamics and Aerothermodynamics at the Department of Engineering, University of Campania, "L. Vanvitelli," Italy. He was also a senior research engineer at CIRA (Italian Aerospace Research Centre) in the field of hypersonic aerodynamics and aerothermodynamics. He obtained an MSc in Aerospace Engineering in 1999 and a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering in 2004 at the University of Naples “Federico II,” Italy. He is currently involved in reentry vehicle design activities in both international and national research programs.

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Some sixty years after the experimental flights of the North American X-15 hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft, sustained hypervelocity travel is still the next frontier in high-speed transportation. Today, there is much excitement and interest regarding hypersonic vehicles. In fact, many aerospace agencies, large industries, and several start-ups are involved in design activities and experimental campaigns both in wind tunnels and in-flight with full-scale experimental flying test beds and prototypes to make hypersonic travel almost as easy and convenient as airliner travel. Achieving this goal will radically revolutionize the future of civil transportation. This book contains valuable contributions that focus on various design issues related to hypersonic aircraft.

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Hypersonic Vehicles

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By Antonio Viviani and Giuseppe Pezzella

Part of the book: Numerical Simulations

Numerical Simulation of Liquid-Structure Interaction Problem in a Tank of a Space Re-Entry Vehicle

By Edoardo Bucchignani, Giuseppe Pezzella and Alfonso Matrone

Part of the book: Numerical Simulations

Fluid Dynamics Analysis of a Space Vehicle Entering the Mars Atmosphere

By Antonio Viviani and Giuseppe Pezzella

Part of the book: Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics

Aerodynamic Design of the Vertical Takeoff Hopper Concept of Future Launchers Preparatory Programme

By Giuseppe Pezzella

Part of the book: Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics

Launcher Aerodynamics: A Suitable Investigation Approach at Phase-A Design Level

By Giuseppe Pezzella and Antonio Viviani

This chapter deals with launcher aerodynamic design activities at phase-A level. The goal is to address the preliminary aerodynamic database of a typical launch vehicle configuration as input for launcher performances evaluations, control, sizing, and staging design activities. In this framework, different design approaches relying on both engineering and numerical methods are considered. Indeed, engineering-based aerodynamic analyses by means of a three-dimensional panel methods code, based on local surface inclination theory, were performed. Then, accuracy of design analysis increased using steady-state computational fluid dynamics with both Euler and Navier-Stokes approximations.

Part of the book: Advances in Some Hypersonic Vehicles Technologies

Introductory Chapter: Hypersonic Vehicles - Past, Present, and Future Insights

By Antonio Viviani and Giuseppe Pezzella

Part of the book: Hypersonic Vehicles

Introductory Chapter: Mars Exploration - A Story Fifty Years Long

By Giuseppe Pezzella and Antonio Viviani

Part of the book: Mars Exploration

Lifting Entry Analysis for Manned Mars Exploration Missions

By Andrea Aprovitola, Fabrizio Medugno, Giuseppe Pezzella, Luigi Iuspa and Antonio Viviani

In the present work, a feasibility study of a manned Mars entry, descent, and landing mission, performed with a lifting vehicle, is analyzed. Mars entry challenges relate to different atmosphere models; consequently, the effective landing capability of a winged configuration is discussed. An entry trajectory study in the Martian atmosphere assuming both a planar and non-planar three degree-of-freedom model is performed. Peak heat rates and time-integrated heat loads during the descent are computed verifying the entry corridor. It is shown that prescribed aerodynamic performances can be modulated explicitly by varying angle of attack and implicitly with bank-angle modulation. Finally, the resulting trajectory is discussed in terms of g-loads, total range performances, and integral heat load absorbed, in the perspective of future manned exploration missions.

Part of the book: Hypersonic Vehicles

Introductory Chapter: The Challenge to Fly Faster and Higher

By Giuseppe Pezzella and Antonio Viviani

Part of the book: Hypersonic Vehicles

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