Research Article

Structural Optimization of the Aircraft NACA Inlet Based on BP Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms

Table 5

Comparison of parameters before and after optimization.

ParametersBefore optimizationAfter optimization

Throat aspect ratio32.507
Slope angle (°)76.813
Opening length (mm)18001781.840
Mass flow rate (kg·s-1)2.5742.506
Fuel penalty (kg)772.682 Et698.087 Et