03.3 - Basic Fluid Dynamics and Flow Control
OPTIMIZATION STUDY ON THE FLOW SEPARATION CONTROL USING A SAWTOOTH PLASMA ACTUATOR
L. Wang, Beihang University, China; C.W. Wong¹, Y. Zhou¹; ¹Harbin Institute of Technology, China
With aim to improve the flow control performance and reduce the power consumption of Dielectric Barrier Discharge plasma actuator, an novel configuration of plasma actuator with sawtooth electrodes was developed. Under the optimum unsteady actuation modes, the power consumption reduced by 95% but the applicable Reynolds numbers is tripled. This flow control technique is good option to UAV and MAV.