分布式推进飞行器气动设计与优化研究进展

  • 陈苏麒 ,
  • 郭正 ,
  • 刘多能
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  • 国防科技大学

收稿日期: 2026-02-12

  修回日期: 2026-06-15

  网络出版日期: 2026-07-03

Research Progress on Aerodynamic Design and Optimization of Distributed Propulsion Aircraft

  • CHEN Su-Qi ,
  • GUO Zheng ,
  • LIU Duo-Neng
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Received date: 2026-02-12

  Revised date: 2026-06-15

  Online published: 2026-07-03

摘要

在低空经济发展和“双碳”目标的战略背景下,分布式推进技术通过多推进器与机翼(机身)的协同设计,显著提升飞行器总体性能,已成为先进飞行器的重要发展方向之一。然而,推进器与机翼之间存在复杂的耦合流动机理,且其设计与优化问题涉及高维、多目标与多学科耦合等特性,因而面临诸多挑战。本文梳理了分布式推进技术的基本概念与发展脉络,聚焦于气动设计与优化研究进展。在气动设计方面,从风洞试验与数值模拟两方面归纳了推进器-机翼之间的耦合流动机理及其所带来的气动性能增益;在优化研究方面,从部件级优化与总体概念设计两个层面综述了相关研究进展。最后,对分布式推进技术的未来发展趋势进行了展望,旨在为后续研究提供参考。

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陈苏麒 , 郭正 , 刘多能 . 分布式推进飞行器气动设计与优化研究进展[J]. 航空学报, 0 : 1 -0 . DOI: 10.7527/S1000-6893.2026.33505

Abstract

Against the strategic backdrop of low-altitude economy development and the “dual carbon” goals, distributed propulsion technology has emerged as an important development direction for advanced aircraft, owing to its potential to significantly enhance overall aerodynamic performance through the integration of multiple propulsors with the wing or fuselage. However, the complex aerodynamic interaction between propulsors and wings, characterized by strong coupling, high dimensionality, and multi-objective, multidisciplinary features, poses substantial challenges for aerodynamic design and optimization. This paper reviews the fundamental concepts and development history of distributed propulsion technology, with a particular focus on recent advances in aerodynamic design and optimization. In terms of aerodynamic design, the coupled flow mechanisms between the propulsors and the wing, together with the resulting aerodynamic performance benefits, are summarized based on wind tunnel experiments and numerical simulations. In optimization studies, relevant research progress is reviewed at both the component-level optimization and overall conceptual design levels. Finally, future development trends of distributed propulsion technology are discussed, with the aim of providing useful insights for subsequent research.

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