25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS 2006-P2.11

THE EFFECT OF GEOMETRY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SYNTHETIC JET ACTUATORS

M. Jabbal, H. Tang, S. Zhong
Univ. of Manchester, UK

Keywords: Synthetic Jet, Flow Control, Vortex Circulation

PIV measurements in the near-field of a jet flow emanating from a synthetic jet actuator into quiescent air are presented for a range of actuator geometries. The primary purpose of this work aims at understanding the effect of actuator parameters on jet performance characteristics deemed most effective for flow control.

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