Area and Centerline Distribution on Stealth Design of S-shaped Inlet

Authors

Le Zhang, 1. Institute of Systems Engineering, CAEP, Mianyang 621900, China;;
Zhou Zhou, 2. College of Aeronautics, NWPU, Xi'an 710072, China;
Xiaoping Xu, 2. College of Aeronautics, NWPU, Xi'an 710072, China;

Abstract

Abstract: Based on the conformal inlet’s size requirement of flying wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), s-shaped inlets are designed with super-ellipse equation, and they are also designed in three typical centerline and area distributions of “beginning fast and end slow”, “beginning and end the same”, and “beginning slow and end fast”. The numerical simulation is verified on electromagnetic scattering characteristics of the inlet with straight cavity based on multilevel fast multipole method (MLFMM), and the stealth analysis is also carried out. And then the mechanism is analyzed combining with electric current distribution. Results indicate that with the inlet terminator open, there is little difference of the stealth characteristics on different centerline and area distributions; the centerline distribution exerts greater influence than the area distribution on the stealth characteristics of inlet; adopting the centerline distribution of “beginning fast and end slow” and area distribution of “beginning and end the same” in the s-shaped inlet designs lead to both good aerodynamic and stealth performance.

Recommended Citation

Zhang, Le; Zhou, Zhou; and Xu, Xiaoping (2019) "Area and Centerline Distribution on Stealth Design of S-shaped Inlet," Journal of System Simulation: Vol. 30: Iss. 8, Article 22.
DOI: 10.16182/j.issn1004731x.joss.201808022
Available at: https://dc-china-simulation.researchcommons.org/journal/vol30/iss8/22

First Page

2999

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.16182/j.issn1004731x.joss.201808022

Last Page

3006

CLC

V211.3

Recommended Citation

Zhang Le, Zhou Zhou, Xu Xiaoping. Area and Centerline Distribution on Stealth Design of S-shaped Inlet[J]. Journal of System Simulation, 2018, 30(8): 2999-3006.

DOI

10.16182/j.issn1004731x.joss.201808022