Two primary aircraft propulsion subsystems are the inlet and the engine. Traditionally these subsystems have been designed, analyzed, and tested as isolated systems. The interaction between the subsystems is modeled primarily through evaluating inlet distortion in an inlet test and then simulating this distortion in engine tests via screens or similar devices. Recently, it has been recognized that significant improvements in both performance and operability can be realized when both the inlet and the engine are designed with full knowledge of the other. In this paper, a computational tool called Turbine Engine Analysis Compressor Code is used to evaluate the effect of inlet distortion on a three-stage military fan. This three-stage military fan is further connected to an F-16 inlet and forebody operating at an angle of attack and sideslip to demonstrate the effect of inlet distortion generated by flight maneuvers. The computational approach of simulating an integrated inlet-engine system is expected to provide additional insight over evaluating the components separately.

Issue Section:
Gas Turbines: Aircraft Engine
Keywords:
numerical analysis, aerospace engines, aerospace propulsion, aerospace computing, fans, distortion
Topics:
Aircraft, Compression, Compressors, Computer simulation, Engines, Flow (Dynamics), Military systems, Pressure, Simulation, Steady state, Temperature, Turbomachinery
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