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15 - General Engineering
University of Cambridge
Microramp control of supersonic oblique shock-wave/boundary-layer interactions
This paper demonstrated the potential of separation control with micro-vortex-generators which led to several research grants in supersonic inlet flow control. This includes funding from the US Air Force (EOARD ref FA8655, USD160k) and Lockheed Martin Inc. (USD130k, RG53319 and RG62670). Due to the demonstrated expertise, Cambridge are the only non-US participant at NASA's annual invited-only Supersonic Inlet Workshop (now in its 6th year) and Babinsky was asked to organise and co-chair two sessions on supersonic inlet aerodynamics at the 50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting in 2012. Subsequently developed vortex generator geometries are now patented under US Patent No.61/277878.