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http://dx.doi.org/10.6108/KSPE.2019.23.5.107

Intake Performance Characteristics according to S-duct Cross-section Shape in UAV  

Eom, Hee-Ok (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University)
Bae, Ji-Yeul (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University)
Lee, Namkyu (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University)
Kim, Jihyuk (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University)
Nam, Juyeong (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University)
Jo, Hana (Agency for Defense Development)
Cho, Hyung Hee (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers / v.23, no.5, 2019 , pp. 107-114 More about this Journal
Abstract
In many military aircraft, s-shaped diffusers are used to prevent the fan blades of the turbofan engine from being exposed to the outside. The inlet configurations of the air intakes for military aircraft vary, such as the rectangular intake of the F-22, the crescent-like intake of the F-16, elliptical intake of the MQ-25. In this study, the aerodynamic performance of s-shaped diffusers with various inlet configurations was evaluated using numerical analysis. In addition, the configuration of the middle section of an s-shape duct was changed to the crescent shape, and the effects on its aerodynamic performance were investigated. As a result, there was a slight difference in total pressure recovery according to various inlet configurations with ellipse-shaped middle sections. Also, the total pressure distortion was the lowest in the rectangular inlet shape. When the configuration of the middle section was changed from an ellipse to a crescent shape, the total pressure recovery remained at a high level, except for the ellipse-shaped inlet configuration. In terms of total pressure distortion, the duct with the crescent-shaped middle section showed a significantly more uniform pressure distribution than that with the ellipse-shaped middle section.
Keywords
S-shaped Diffuser; S-duct; Air Intake; Inlet Shape; Cross Sectional Shape;
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