Aerospace Engineering and Symmetry/Asymmetry

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

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Symmetry is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.