Body effect on inflow distortion in civil engine intake under crosswind condition

Abstract

Abstract The effect of body on the inlet aerodynamic performance of distortion under crosswind condition for a high pass ratio turbofan engine was investigated. The work is carried out by using computational fluid dynamics on civil nacelle and body. The investigation suggests that: due to the shelter of the body, the inlet distortion on the windward side and leeward side is very different under crosswind conditions. The nacelle on the windward side mainly takes in air from the side while the engine on the leeward side takes in air from above and below. The existence of body makes it easier to produce fuselage vortex and tail vortex near the nacelle. The body has an adverse impact on the intake of the engine on the leeward side and improves the requirement of the crosswind resistance of the upper section of the nacelle.