28th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 23 - 28 September 2012, Brisbane, Australia
Paper ICAS 2012-6.2.1

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF SUPERSONIC INLET FOR SUPPRESSION OF BUZZ IN SUBCRITICAL OPERATION

Y. Watanabe, S. Hattori*, M. Kameda*
JAXA, Japan; *Tokyo Univ. of Agriculture and Technology, Japan

Keywords: supersonic inlet, buzz, wind tunnel test

New concept for a supersonic inlet was examined in order to suppress buzz. The concept is based on the idea dividing subsonic diffuser into straight duct and diffuser duct by using splitter plate. It was applied to the more practical inlet and verified by means of wind tunnel testing.

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