Christoph Brehm

Shock structures and post-impact jetting in hypervelocity droplet impingement

Abstract The shock dynamics resulting from high-speed droplet impingement on a rigid surface are investigated employing high-resolution schlieren imaging and numerical simulations based on the five-equation model. A key finding is that, in contrast to the common emphasis on jetti...

High-Speed Fusion-Based Combined Cycle Transport Vehicle Design Project

This paper presents Hypersonic Experimental Nuclear Aircraft (HyENA), a groundbreaking fusion-based hypersonic transport aircraft concept developed for the University of Maryland’s 2025 Aerospace Engineering senior capstone. HyENA is a Mach 5, 38-passenger aircraft partially powe...