An experimental investigation of separation control using steady and pulsed plasma actuators was carried out on an Eppler E338 airfoil at typical micro air vehicle Reynolds numbers (20,000<=Re<=140,000). Pulsing was achieved by modulating the high frequency plasma excitation voltage. The actuators were calibrated directly using a laser doppler anemometer, with and without free-stream velocity, and this allowed the quantification of both steady and unsteady momentum introduced into the flow. At conventional low Reynolds numbers (Re>100,000) asymmetric single phase plasma actuators can have a detrimental effect on airfoil performance due to the introduction of low momentum fluid into the boundary layer. The effect of modulation, particularly at frequencies corresponding to F+ nearly equal 1, became more effective with decreasing Reynolds number resulting in significant improvements in CL,max. This was attributed to the increasing momentum coefficient, which increased as a consequence of the decreasing free-stream velocities. Particularly low duty cycles of 3% were sufficient for effective separation control, corresponding to power inputs on the order of 5 milliwatts per centimeter.


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    Title :

    Pulsed plasma actuators for active flow control at MAV Reynolds numbers


    Additional title:

    Gepulste Plasmaaktoren für aktive Strömungsregelung bei Reynolds-Zahlen von Mikroluftfahrzeugen


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2007


    Size :

    14 Seiten, 13 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 17 Quellen





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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