Results from wind-tunnel tests of two large-scale models of axisymmetric mixed-compression inlet systems designed for Mach number 3.5 are compared. One inlet incorporated a 'traveling'-bleed system in an effort to achieve maximum transonic engine airflow supply. The other inlet required only a 'fixed'-bleed system, but had 21 percent less transonic airflow supply. The inlet with fixed bleed appears more attractive, if auxiliary airflow systems are used to increase the transonic airflow supply, because it can be 45 percent shorter and would be considerably lighter than the traveling-bleed inlet. In addition, the fixed-bleed inlet offers more operating-control margin at supersonic Mach numbers when the inlet is started. Further, its off-design performance is higher because separation of the flow in the subsonic diffuser can be avoided - something that apparently cannot be done with a traveling-bleed inlet without reducing the transonic airflow supply. Finally, it appears that the management and efficiency of bleed airflow for the fixed-bleed inlet can be improved using analytical methods verified by the tests.
Study of two axisymmetric inlets designed for Mach 3.5
Aerospace Sciences Meeting ; 1976 ; Washington, DC
1976-01-01
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Study of Two Axisymmetric Inlets Designed for Mach 3.5
AIAA | 1976
|Study of two axisymmetric inlets designed for Mach 3.5
AIAA | 1976
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