# Hypersonic Aerothermo

> Specialized skill for hypersonic vehicle aerodynamic and thermal analysis

- Skill: `a5c-ai/hypersonic-aerothermo` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add a5c-ai/hypersonic-aerothermo`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/a5c-ai/hypersonic-aerothermo/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: a5c-ai (https://skillmd.com/u/a5c-ai)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/a5c-ai/hypersonic-aerothermo

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# Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics Skill

## Purpose
Provide specialized hypersonic vehicle aerodynamic and thermal analysis capabilities including real gas effects, aerodynamic heating, and thermal protection system design.

## Capabilities
- High-temperature gas dynamics
- Real gas effects modeling
- Aerodynamic heating prediction
- Thermal protection system sizing
- Shock-boundary layer interaction
- Ablation modeling
- Transition prediction (hypersonic)
- Chemically reacting flow analysis

## Usage Guidelines
- Account for real gas and chemical non-equilibrium effects
- Use appropriate turbulence models for hypersonic boundary layers
- Predict transition location and heating augmentation
- Size TPS with adequate margins for heating uncertainty
- Consider ablation effects on aerodynamic shape
- Validate predictions against ground test data where available

## Dependencies
- High-fidelity CFD codes
- Real-gas models
- Thermal protection system design tools

## Process Integration
- AE-001: CFD Analysis Workflow (hypersonic regime)
- Advanced hypersonic vehicle design processes