AboutPaul Soderman Expertise Aeronautics, Fluid Mechanics, Aeroacoustics, Noise Control, Muffler Design, Wind Tunnel Research.... I know nothing about India - do not ask about schools, jobs, application requirements, career choices, etc. for India. Please, no text message verbiage; I prefer full words in full sentences. Thanks.
Experience 38 years as research engineer at NASA
Publications AIAA, NASA
Education/Credentials B.S. and M.S. Aeronautical Engineering - U. of Washington
Graduate work Standford U.
Awards and Honors AIAA Associate Fellow (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
Question Good day sir i would like to have answers and/or information on where to get detailed answers to the following questions:
- How does one compress air aerodynamically? (The generally idea, then any device or system for such purpose)
- How much of internal piping in a wing is too complicated?
- What is the efficiency(advantage) of jet flaps especially over oter methods of high lift?
Answer Air follows the gas laws which show that density, pressure, temperature and volume are related. Air can be compressed (density change) by changing pressure, temperature or volume. Changing airspeed can change pressure. And forcing air through a constriction such as a wind tunnel test section changes pressure and volume.
I am not sure what you mean by complicated piping. All ducts in wings serve a purpose, but there is always the possibility that design changes could make thinks simpler. To do that you would be competing with design engineers who work on that as part of the aircraft development.
Jet flaps have the advantage over normal flaps that the added flow energy entrains flow and adds momentum that increases flap performance. The disadvantage is that you have to supply that energy and ducting and weight to make it happen. But aircraft have been designed to do just that.
Paul
