摘要:
Method and arrangement for reducing the effects of a sonic boom created by an aerospace vehicle when said vehicle is flown at supersonic speed. The method includes providing the aerospace vehicle with a first spike extending from the nose thereof substantially in the direction of normal flight of the aerospace vehicle, the first spike having a second section aft of a first section that is aft of a leading end portion, the first and second sections having a second transition region therebetween and each of the sections having different cross-sectional areas, the leading end portion of the first spike tapering toward a predetermined cross-section with a first transition region between the predetermined cross-section and the first section. The first transition region is configured so as to reduce the coalescence of shock waves produced by the first spike during normal supersonic flight of the aerospace vehicle. A spike may also be included that extends from the tail of the aerospace vehicle to reduce the coalescence of shock waves produced by the spike during normal supersonic flight of the aerospace vehicle.
摘要:
The present invention provides flow field control techniques that adapt the aft body region flow field to eliminate or mitigate the development of massive separated flow field zones and associated unsteady vortical flow field structures. Embodiments of the present invention use one or more distributed arrays of flow control devices (submerged in the boundary layer) to create disturbances in the flow field that inhibit the growth of larger vortical structures and/or to energize the aft body shear layer to keep the shear layer attached the aft body surface. These undesirable aerodynamic phenomena produce increased vehicle drag which harms vehicle range, persistence, and loiter capabilities. Additionally, the unsteady nature of the turbulent vortical structures shed in the aft body wake region may produce increased dynamic buffeting and aft body heating by entraining nozzle jet exhaust (a.k.a. jet wash) - requiring additional structural support, shielding, and vehicle weight.
摘要:
The present invention relates to apparatus (3) for influencing fluid flow over a surface (1), and more particularly, but not exclusively, to turbulent boundary layer flow drag reduction for an aircraft. The present invention provides such apparatus including a plasma generator (7) comprising first (7) and second (9) spaced-apart independently controllable electrodes operable to cause a change in direction of the flow of the fluid over the surface.
摘要:
A supersonic flight aircraft having a longitudinally forwardly extending axis in the direction of flight, and a wing (11, 12) comprising a wing (11, 12) extending generally laterally relative to the axis, and having a leading edge (13, 14) angled forward or rearwardly relative to a normal to the axis at an angle (Μ), and the wing (11, 12) having a maximum thickness (t); the angle (Μ) and thickness (t) characterized in that in supersonic flight conditions, the forwardmost shock wave produced in association with the wing (11, 12) extends generally along or rearwardly of the leading edge (13, 14) whereby laminar airflow conditions are maintained over the leading edge (13, 14) and adjacent the surface of the wing (11, 12).
摘要:
A wing-mounted pod (30) for preventing an unstable increase in the pitching moment of a swept-wing aircraft due to increasing speed and angle of attack. This invention is for use on a swept-wing aircraft of the type having nonlinear, unstable increase in its pitching moment due to a loss of lift at the outboard wing (16) above a predetermined angle of attack at high Mach numbers. For an aircraft having a single, strut-mounted engine (26, 29) on each wing, the pod (30) is placed along the intersection of the upper surface of the wing (12) and the inboard side of the engine mounting strut (26). The pod (30) prevents an increase in the pitching moment by inducing the formation of a shock (S) in the air flowing over the upper surface of the inboard wing (14) at the same angle of attack at which the outboard wing (16) loses lift. The shock causes localized flow separation on the inboard wing, thereby preventing the increase in pitching moment otherwise experienced by the aircraft.
摘要:
Problem A shock wave suppression device (10) and an aircraft (1) capable of suitably reducing drag on a blade surface are provided. Solving Means A shock wave suppression device (10) is configured to suppress a shock wave generated on a blade surface (3a) of a blade (3), the shock wave suppression device including a bump cover (13) provided to follow the blade surface and deformable to protrude outward from the blade surface, and a displacing unit (14) configured to displace the bump cover between a steady state to follow the blade surface and a deformed state to protrude outward from the blade surface. The bump cover has a curved shape in the deformed state configured to be a continuous surface from an upstream side to a downstream side in a flow direction of a fluid flowing through the blade surface.
摘要:
[Object] To realize an improvement in design accuracy and a reduction in design time in a process of matching an equivalent cross-sectional area of a design shape of a supersonic aircraft to a target equivalent cross-sectional area in a sonic boom reduction method based on an equivalent cross-sectional area. [Solving Means] The technique includes: setting an initial shape of the airframe and a target equivalent cross-sectional area of the airframe; estimating a near field pressure waveform for the initial shape of the airframe assuming that the supersonic aircraft flies at a cruising speed; evaluating an equivalent cross-sectional area from the estimated near field pressure waveform for the initial shape of the airframe; and setting a Mach plane corresponding to the cruising speed, and setting a design curve on the Mach plane, the design curve corresponding to an initial curve at which the initial shape of the airframe and the Mach plane intersect so that the equivalent cross-sectional area approaches the target equivalent cross-sectional area. Then, the shape of the airframe is designed based on the design curve.
摘要:
A synthetic jet muffler (200) includes an exit end (210), a propagation path (215) for conducting a first sound wave (220) emitted by a synthetic jet generator (225) to the exit end (210), and a shroud (240) for conducting a second sound wave (245) emitted from the synthetic jet generator (225) in a direction opposite to the first sound wave (220) to the exit end (210), wherein the shroud (240) is disposed so that the first and second sound waves (220, 245) travel different distances to effect noise cancellation at the exit end (210).