Aerospace Engineering and Symmetry/Asymmetry
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Engineering and Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 96
Special Issue Editors
Interests: rocket propulsion; hybrid propulsion; combustion; CFD; experimental testing; flow control; additive manufacturing; DfAM; rockets; ramjets; aerodynamics; wind turbines
Interests: experimental and numerical work in aerospace propulsion; hypersonic flows; scramjet and ramjet propulsion; hybrid and electric propulsion; plasma and micro‑thrusters; green propellants
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Interests: arc deposition additive manufacturing (ADM); electric arc welding processes; micromachining (micromilling); metal machining
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Symmetry—whether meticulously preserved or deliberately broken—underlies many of the breakthroughs that define modern aerospace systems. Balanced injector arrays, swirl-stabilised combustors, lattice-optimised rocket nozzles, and morphology-tuned UAVs are only a few examples where the nuanced handling of symmetry turns theory into flight-ready hardware.
This Special Issue invites original research articles, reviews, and short communications that illuminate the role of symmetry or asymmetry in the following:
- Chemical, electric, hybrid, and “green” propulsion;
- High-speed aerodynamics and aero-thermodynamics;
- Multiphase or reactive-flow modelling, including data-driven and PINN approaches;
- Topology optimisation and design for additive manufacturing;
- Flow-control concepts that exploit or disrupt symmetry;
- Structural and material symmetry in rotating machinery and turbopumps;
- Autonomous systems whose guidance, sensing, or morphology is symmetry-informed.
Our aim is to assemble a cross-disciplinary collection that both refines fundamental understanding and showcases practical engineering solutions.
Prof. Dr. Olexiy Shynkarenko
Dr. Antonella Ingenito
Guest Editors
Dr. Maksym Ziberov
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- symmetry breaking
- aerospace engineering
- rocket propulsion
- electric propulsion
- hybrid engines
- high-speed aerodynamics
- combustion modelling
- plasma flows
- computational fluid dynamics
- additive manufacturing
- topology optimisation
- flow control
- autonomous aerial systems
- data-driven simulation
- turbulence and transition
- experimental analysis
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