International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems

Korean Society for Fluid machinery (한국유체기계학회)
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Performance Study of Thrust Control Unit with the Various Geometric Shapes

  • Kim, Kyoung-Ryun (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Park, Jong-Ho (School of Mechanical Engineering, Chungnam National University)
  • Received : 2016.10.07
  • Accepted : 2016.08.11
  • Published : 2016.12.31
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Abstract

This study aims to identify aerodynamic characteristics of the ramp tab, a mechanical deflector, by conducting a non-combustive experiment using compressed air and supersonic flow test equipment. With the ramp tabs installed symmetrically and asymmetrically on the outlet of the supersonic nozzle, the structure of the flow field, the thrust spoilage, the thrust deviation angle, and the lift/drag coefficients were derived and analyzed. The results show that the asymmetrically-installed ramp tabs are advantageous relative to the symmetrically-installed tabs in terms of the performance of thrust vector control, thrust deviation angle, and lift coefficient.

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