Questions tagged [inlet]
Also known as intake, is an opening that feeds air to an engine, air conditioning system, oil cooler, etc.
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What different intake designs are there, and what are their pros and cons?
I noticed that over the years (on fighter jets specifically) there have been many different methods of directing air into the engines. Primarily, the nose-intake, side intake, and underbody intakes ...
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What are these holes on the intake of Progress D-18T which are mounted on AN-225?
I was seeing a Progress D-18T of AN-225 and saw these holes on the intake of them. What are they for?
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Why did the dividing wall separating the engine intakes of early twin-engine Westland Wessexes cause difficulties with intake anti-icing?
The Rolls-Royce1 Gnome-engined variants of the Westland Wessex helicopter family (i.e., the twin-engined versions)2 draw air for both engines from a common intake (having been designed prior to the ...
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Does an increase in Mach number lead to a decrease in Total Pressure Recovery (TPR) for supersonic inlets?
I am curious if the total pressure recover for supersonic inlets, in general, decrease for an increase in Mach number.
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How much lift can be generated by the intake lip of a duct?
How to calculate the extra lift gained by the intake lip of a duct? Aside from improving efficiency by preventing tip vortices, if a duct has a bell-shaped intake, this lip around the edge creates ...
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How does the air taken from the Gearbox Air Inlet provide the Gearbox cooling? (Also about "Main Gearbox Cooling Air Inlet")
How does the air taken from the Gearbox Air Inlet provide the Gearbox cooling? Is the air taken from the outside transmitted directly to the Gearbox, or is there a separate system?
Also, I couldn't ...
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What would an inlet look like on a hypersonic aircraft? Would it be fixed or movable?
What would an inlet look like on a hypersonic aircraft? Would it be rectangular or like a cone (assymetric). Would it move and if so how?
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