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2012-2013 University Catalog (Revised 2012-10-02) 
    
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EGR 575 - Inlet Design (4)


Subsonic, supersonic and hypersonic inlet design. Subsonic inlets: friction loss, diffusion, plenum chambers, pressure recovery. Transonic effects: pre-entry flow, separation, shock-boundary layer interaction. Supersonic compression: external, internal, boundary layer bleed. Cowl design. Additive drag. Flow distortion. Matching and control. Applications to aircraft and helicopters.

Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate courses in gas dynamics and propulsion.
Component(s): 4 lectures/problem-solving.



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