Sweeping jet control mechanism and its application in flapless flight control

QIU Zihao; LI Ziyan; ZHOU Kaiwen; WANG Shiqi; LIU Yingzheng; WEN Xin

doi:10.11729/syltlx20230045

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QIU Z H, LI Z Y, ZHOU K W, et al. Sweeping jet control mechanism and its application in flapless flight control[J]. Journal of Experiments in Fluid Mechanics, 2023, 37(4): 116-125 doi: 10.11729/syltlx20230045

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Sweeping jet control mechanism and its application in flapless flight control

doi: 10.11729/syltlx20230045

QIU Zihao^{1, 2
,},
LI Ziyan³,
ZHOU Kaiwen¹,
WANG Shiqi⁴,
LIU Yingzheng¹,
WEN Xin^{1
,
,}

1.
School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai　200240, China
2.
Low Speed Aerodynamics Institute, China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center, Mianyang　621000, China
3.
State Key Laboratory of Hydrodynamics, China Ship Scientific Research Center, Wuxi　214082, China
4.
Aero Engine Academy of China, Aero Engine Corporation of China, Beijing　101304, China

Received Date: 2023-03-28
Accepted Date: 2023-07-03
Rev Recd Date: 2023-06-08
Publish Date: 2023-08-30

Abstract

Abstract

The flapless aerodynamic control technology of aircraft has the advantages of low additional weight, excellent control performance and suitability for stealth design by using the active flow control method of jets and eliminating the traditional mechanical flap surface. This paper presents the application of sweeping jets in flapless aerodynamic layouts to address the problem of high air consumption caused by the low control efficiency of existing steady jet control methods. This paper outlines the current research status of two flapless control technologies, i.e., circulation control and fluidic thrust vectoring, and then discusses the mechanism and advantages of the sweeping jet in terms of control area, enhanced flow mixing, and frequency regulation. The mechanism and performance of the sweeping jet in flapless flight control are presented in detail in terms of circulation control and thrust vectoring.
- circulation control,
- thrust vectoring,
- sweeping jet,
- fluidic oscillator,
- active flow control

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