This book presents systematic research results on curved shock
wave-curved compression surface applied to the compression surface
design of supersonic-hypersonic inlet, which is a brand new inlet
design. The concept of supersonic inlet curved compression discussed
originated from the author's research at the Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft-
und Raumfahrt (DLR SM-ES) in the early 1990s. This book introduces the
research history, working characteristics, performance calculation and
aerodynamic configuration design method of this compression mode in
detail. It also describes method of estimating the minimum drag in inlet
and drag reduction effect of curved compression and proposes a new index
for evaluating unit area compression efficiency of the inlet. Further,
it reviews the relevant recent research on curved compression. As such
it is a valuable resource for students, researchers and scientists in
the fields of hypersonic propulsion and aeronautics.