Control and Scaling of Radius-Vectored Turbulent Boundary Layers Using Plasma Actuators
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60 th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Salt Lake City, Utah Control and Scaling of Radius- Vectored Turbulent Boundary Layers Using Plasma Actuators T. Corke and R. Hewitt Center for Flow Physics and Control Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering University of Notre Dame
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60th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid DynamicsSalt Lake City, Utah
Control and Scaling of Radius-Vectored Turbulent Boundary Layers
Using Plasma Actuators
T. Corke and R. Hewitt
Center for Flow Physics and ControlAerospace and Mechanical Engineering
University of Notre Dame
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Objectives: Investigate physics and scaling of SDBD Plasma
Actuators for flow separation control on TE radii.
Parameters: Radius, TBL thickness, free-stream speed.
Develop designs for flow separation control associated with airframe noise.
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Motivation: Airframe Noise Control
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UnsteadyPlasma OFF
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SDBD Plasma Actuators
Prog. Aero. Sci., 2007 (In press).
Ref: AIAA J., 42, 3, 2004
exposed electrode
dielectric
AC voltage source
covered electrode
substrate
Induced Flow
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Coanda Effect: No external flow
Plasma actuator (90 deg.)
Plasma-inducedCoanda effect
Plasma actuators
Plasma Actuators (90 & 270 deg.)
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Coanda EffectNo External Flow
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Experimental Approach:Effect of External Flow
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Experimental Setup
Flow
Light Sheet
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Results: Particle Visualization
R=10.4 cm (4.1in)U∞=6 m/s
Baseline
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Results: Particle Visualization
15.2kV
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Results: Particle Visualization
18.6kV
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Results: Particle Visualization
22.4kV
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Results: Particle Visualization
25.5kV
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Results: Particle Visualization
28.5kV
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Surface Flow Visualization Measurements of separation location was
done using surface flow visualization Mixture of evaporating oil and china clay. Applied on radius surface Oil moves according to local wall shear stress.
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Results: Separation Location
Summary:
• Min. Sensitivity to FS Velocity.
• Baseline separation location moves upstream with decreasing radius.
• Linear dependence of xs on actuator voltage
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Decreasing R
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Results: Flow Turning Angle
Summary:
• Min. Sensitivity to FS Velocity.
• Response of Actuator increases with decreasing radius
=xs/R
Decreasing R
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Results: Flow Turning Angle
Decreasing R
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Summary: SDBD plasma actuators effective in controlling flow separation
around a trailing-edge radius in which the approaching flow is a turbulent boundary layer.
Minimum Sensitivity to Free-stream Velocity. Baseline separation location moves upstream with decreasing radius. Linear dependence of xs on actuator voltage.
Response of Actuator increases with decreasing radius.
Minimum sensitivity to TBL thickness.
Up to 50% recovery of wake momentum in experiment.
Smaller radii more effective.
