Fluid Dynamics Research on Supersonic Aircraft (les Travaux de recherche en dynamique des fluides relatifs aux aeronefs supersoniques)

摘要

This report is a compilation of the edited proceedings of the Special Course on 'Fluid Dynamics Research on Supersonic Aircraft' held at the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics (VKI) in Rhode-Saint-Genese, Belgium, 25-29 May, 1998. Considering the growth in air travel demand on long range routes, high speed transportation is now being seriously considered. The evaluation of the current state-of-the-art in high speed aerodynamic research and its coupling with connected fields, namely those related to economical feasibility and environmental aspects, is mandatory to determine the status of the critical technologies which are necessary for the development of high speed transport aircraft. It should be noted that many of the current critical technologies relate both to commercial and military aircraft. This series of lectures, supported by the RTO Applied Vehicle and Technology Panel and the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, reviewed the current major supersonic transport programs of Europe, Japan, Russia and the United States; and included detailed lectures addressing aerodynamic design methods including optimization of L/D, laminar flow control, vortical flow and aerodynamic interference; environmental aspects including sonic boom and emissions; and propulsion integration. The environmental and economic barriers to high-speed flight remain a challenge. There is some thought that a supersonic corporate jet may be the first supersonic civil aircraft of the next generation to be produced. Military technology and excess production capacity may provide the basis for making such an aircraft affordable.