Flow separation control of nacelle inlets in crosswinds by dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuation

D Zhang, H Liang, H Yang, Z Su, C Zhang, S Liu - Actuators, 2023 - mdpi.com
Crosswinds will lead to large-scale flow separation in the nacelle inlets, which seriously
affects the flight safety of the aircraft; there is an urgent need to develop flow control …

Comparison of cfd ground vortex results with the 5th paw intake near the ground experiment

LG Trapp, KC Morais, DF Abreu… - AIAA SCITECH 2022 …, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-0223. vid The 5th edition of the
AIAA Propulsion Aerodynamic Workshop included a case with a nacelle near the ground …

Control of a Nacelle Inlet Ground Vortex in Crossflow

DA Nichols, B Vukasinovic, A Glezer - AIAA Journal, 2025 - arc.aiaa.org
The formation of a ground vortex at the inlet of a cylindrical nacelle operating in suction near
a ground plane in the presence of crosswind is significantly delayed in wind tunnel …

Numerical study on effects of lip geometric parameters on performance of nacelle inlet

QI Min, W Zhan-xue, Z Li, D Wen-jian - Journal of Propulsion …, 2020 - jpt.tjjsjpt.com
In response to the trend of shrinking aspect ratio of nacelle of the next generation's civil
turbofan engines, the effects of the key geometric parameters of the inlet lip on flow …