The course mainly deals with the following four topics:
- Laminar compressible boundary layers
- Thermodynamics for hypersonic applications
In addition a topic of current interest in compressible flow will be covered. The chosen topic is specific for each course round. Possible topics are, e.g.
- Detonation and deflagration waves
- Kinetic gas theory
- Propagation of shock waves
Each part is covered in about 12h lectures/seminars. Parts of the course are closely related to research projects at KTH Mechanics.