Shubham Gapchup1, Javed S. Shaikh1, Khizar A. Pathan2, Sher Afghan Khan3,*, Saba Fatima1
FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.22, No.8, 2026, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2026.084236
- 04 September 2026
Abstract Surface pressure distribution is one of the primary factors governing the aerodynamic performance, stability, controllability, and structural loading of high-speed aerospace vehicles. Accurate prediction of surface pressure is therefore essential for the design, optimization, and safe operation of flight systems ranging from supersonic aircraft to hypersonic vehicles and atmospheric re-entry platforms. Over the past several decades, extensive theoretical, computational, and experimental research has sought to characterize pressure distributions over canonical configurations, including wedges, cones, and delta wings, across a broad spectrum of flow conditions. This review provides a critical and comprehensive assessment of the current… More >