Factors Controlling Air-Inlet Flow Distortions

Abstract

A study of several typical air inductions systems for modern aircraft indicate that flow distortions of about-pipe-flow magnitudes can be expected at near-optimum inlet-engine matched air-flow conditions and at small angles of attacks. These distortions may be seriously increased by operation at large angles of attack or yaw, or by supercritical operation of the inlets.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 06, 1956
Accession Number
AD0090952

Entities

People

  • William H. Sterbentz

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Flow
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Bleed Systems
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Compressors
  • Diffusers
  • Distortion
  • Engines
  • Flow
  • Flow Rate
  • Flow Separation
  • Fuselages
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Induction Systems
  • Layers
  • Mach Number
  • Pipe Flow
  • Turbojet Engines

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Control Systems Engineering.