AIR5687A Inlet/Engine Compatibility - From Model to Full Scale Development
Stabilized
02/16/2016
- Features
- Issuing Committee
- Content
- This document reviews the state of the art for data scaling issues associated with air induction system development for turbine-engine-powered aircraft. In particular, the document addresses issues with obtaining high quality aerodynamic data when testing inlets. These data are used in performance and inlet-engine compatibility analyses. Examples of such data are: inlet recovery, inlet turbulence, and steady-state and dynamic total-pressure inlet distortion indices. Achieving full-scale inlet/engine compatibility requires a deep understanding of three areas: 1) geometric scaling fidelity (referred to here as just “scaling”), 2) impact of Reynolds number, and 3) ground and flight-test techniques (including relevant environment simulation, data acquisition, and data reduction practices). The Model-to-Full Scale Subcommittee of the S-16 Turbine Engine Inlet Flow Distortion Committee has examined archives and has obtained recollections of experts regarding air induction system development experience to produce this document.
- Content
- The intent of this document is to capture the experience and lessons learned since approximately 1967 necessary to ensure that model-scale inlet total-pressure recovery and distortion data faithfully represent the corresponding full-scale inlet recovery and distortion characteristics.This document contains information that is fundamental to the discipline of inlet-engine compatibility and is expected to remain stable for the foreseeable future.
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- Citation
- SAE International Information Report, Inlet/Engine Compatibility - From Model to Full Scale Development, SAE Standard AIR5687A, Stabilized February 2016, Issued September 2011, https://doi.org/10.4271/AIR5687A.