Jet direction control using secondary flows

Abstract

In recent years, studies on the fundamental principle of thrust vectoring using jets have been conducted with the aim of application to next-generation aircraft. Consequently, the improvement of aircraft motion performance is expected. Previously, a method using secondary flow with a Coanda surface was proposed for the direction control of the primary jet, and some valuable results were reported. The effect of ejection or suction on the traveling direction of the primary jet was examined. However, as many physical quantities dominate the phenomenon in this complicated situation, parametric studies are insufficient. The present study is a fundamental study of fluidic thrust vectoring. The effect of secondary injection or suction flow near the Coanda surface on the travel direction of primary jets was investigated parametrically using the momentum ratio, nozzle width ratio, etc. without changing the nozzle geometry. A larger deflection of the primary jet was observed because of the suction rather than ejection at the same momentum ratio. Furthermore, the effect of the slot width ratio on the dead zone where the traveling direction of the second jet does not depend on the momentum of the secondary flow was studied.