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Citations
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World Ranking
2387
National Ranking
860

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1997 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to hypersonics and aerodynamics.

Overview

Hans G. Hornung is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research spans primarily the fields of Engineering and Mathematics, with a focus on several specialized subfields including Applied Mathematics, Spectroscopy, Computational Mechanics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering.

The scope of Hornung's work is concentrated predominantly on topics involving Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory, Spectroscopy and Laser Applications, Laser Design and Applications, Plasma and Flow Control in Aerodynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics, Laser-induced Spectroscopy and Plasma, as well as Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Hornung include Wesley M. Yu, Peter M. Finch, Ronald K. Hanson, Joanna M. Austin, and Christopher L. Strand.

Hornung has published extensively in a number of scientific venues, with a significant number of papers appearing in the following:

  • AIAA Journal
  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum
  • AIAA Propulsion and Energy 2021 Forum
  • AIAA Propulsion and Energy 2020 Forum

Recent notable papers authored or coauthored by Hornung include:

  • Unsteadiness boundaries in supersonic flow over double cones, 2021, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Measurements of Reflected Shock Tunnel Freestream Nitric Oxide Temperatures and Partial Pressure, 2021, AIAA Journal
  • Measurements of T5 Shock Tunnel Freestream Temperature, Velocity, and Composition, 2023, AIAA Journal
  • Laser Absorption Sensor Targeting Potassium for Hypersonic Velocity, Temperature, and Enthalpy Measurements, 2023, AIAA Journal
  • Shock-Layer Measurements in T5 Shock Tunnel Hypersonic Flows Around a Cylinder Model, 2024, AIAA Journal

Hornung received the distinction of being named a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1997 for contributions to hypersonics and aerodynamics.

Best Publications

  • Transition to Mach reflexion of shock waves in steady and pseudosteady flow with and without relaxation

    H. G. Hornung;H. Oertel;R. J. Sandeman

  • Regular and Mach Reflection of Shock Waves

    Hans Hornung

  • Stabilization of Hypersonic Boundary Layers by Porous Coatings

    Alexander V. Fedorov;Norman D. Malmuth;Adam Rasheed;Hans G. Hornung

  • Non-equilibrium dissociating nitrogen flow over spheres and circular cylinders

    H. G. Hornung

  • The flow field downstream of a hydraulic jump

    Hans G. Hornung;Christian Willert;Stewart Turner

  • Experiments on passive hypervelocity boundary-layer control using an ultrasonically absorptive surface

    A. Rasheed;H. G. Hornung;A. V. Fedorov;N. D. Malmuth

  • Transition from regular to Mach reflection of shock waves Part 2. The steady-flow criterion

    H. G. Hornung;M. L. Robinson

  • Differential Interferometric Measurement of Instability in a Hypervelocity Boundary Layer

    N. J. Parziale;J. E. Shepherd;H. G. Hornung

  • Performance data of the new free-piston shock tunnel at GALCIT

    Hans Hornung

  • Observations of hypervelocity boundary-layer instability

    N. J. Parziale;J. E. Shepherd;H. G. Hornung

  • Non-equilibrium dissociating flow over spheres

    C.-Y. Wen;H. G. Hornung

  • Laser-induced thermal acoustics (LITA) signals from finite beams.

    E. B. Cummings;I. A. Leyva;H. G. Hornung

  • Free-stream density perturbations in a reflected-shock tunnel

    N. J. Parziale;N. J. Parziale;J. E. Shepherd;H. G. Hornung

  • Transition on a slender cone in hypervelocity flow

    P. D. Germain;H. G. Hornung

  • The influence of relaxation on shock detachment

    H. G. Hornung;G. H. Smith

  • Free-piston shock-tube study of nitrogen dissociation

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  • Performance data of the new free-piston shock tunnel T5 at GALCIT

    H. Hornung;B. Sturtevant;J. Bélanger;S. Sanderson

  • ENTHALPY EFFECTS ON HYPERVELOCITY BOUNDARY-LAYER TRANSITION : GROUND TEST AND FLIGHT DATA

    Philippe H. Adam;Hans G. Hornung

  • Transition delay in hypervelocity boundary layers by means of CO 2 /acoustic instability interactions

    Ivett A. Leyva;Stuart Laurence;Amy War Kei Beierholm;Hans G. Hornung

  • On imploding cylindrical and spherical shock waves in a perfect gas

    N. F. Ponchaut;H. G. Hornung;D. I. Pullin;C. A. Mouton

  • Role and techniques of ground testing for simulation of flows up to orbital speed

    Hans Hornung

  • Transition from regular to Mach reflection of shock waves Part 1. The effect of viscosity in the pseudosteady case

    H. G. Hornung;J. R. Taylor

  • Measurement of Instability in a Hypervelocity Boundary Layer

    N. J. Parziale;J. E. Shepherd;H. G. Hornung

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph E. Shepherd
Joseph E. Shepherd California Institute of Technology
Graham V. Candler
Graham V. Candler University of Minnesota
Chih-Yung Wen
Chih-Yung Wen Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Ronald K. Hanson
Ronald K. Hanson Stanford University
Ralf Deiterding
Ralf Deiterding University of Southampton
D. I. Pullin
D. I. Pullin California Institute of Technology
Anatol Roshko
Anatol Roshko California Institute of Technology

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