Recent developments in DBD plasma flow control

JJ Wang, KS Choi, LH Feng, TN Jukes… - Progress in aerospace …, 2013 - Elsevier
Flow control using DBD (dielectric-barrier-discharge) plasma actuators is a relatively new,
but rapidly expanding area of research. There are a number of review papers available on …

Characteristic length scales for vortex detachment on plunging profiles with varying leading-edge geometry

DE Rival, J Kriegseis, P Schaub, A Widmann… - Experiments in …, 2014 - Springer
Experiments on leading-edge vortex (LEV) growth and detachment from a plunging profile
have been conducted in a free-surface water tunnel. Direct-force and velocity-field …

On the formation of streamwise vortices by plasma vortex generators

TN Jukes, KS Choi - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2013 - cambridge.org
The streamwise vortices generated by dielectric-barrier-discharge plasma actuators in the
laminar boundary layer were investigated using particle image velocimetry to understand …

Parameters influencing vortex growth and detachment on unsteady aerodynamic profiles

A Widmann, C Tropea - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2015 - cambridge.org
Experiments with a pitching and plunging airfoil are conducted in order to investigate the
mechanisms responsible for the formation and detachment of leading edge vortices (LEVs) …

Stokes-layer formation under absence of moving parts—A novel oscillatory plasma actuator design for turbulent drag reduction

MT Hehner, D Gatti, J Kriegseis - Physics of Fluids, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
ABSTRACT A novel plasma actuator concept is proposed to mimic the effect of spanwise
wall oscillations without mechanically moving parts, where four groups of electrodes and …

Experimental investigation on the leading-edge vortex formation and detachment mechanism of a pitching and plunging plate

ZY Li, LH Feng, J Kissing, C Tropea… - Journal of Fluid …, 2020 - cambridge.org
The flow topology and leading-edge vortex (LEV) formation and detachment mechanism of a
pitching and plunging flat plate are experimentally investigated in this study. Focus is placed …

Vortex formation and shedding from a cyber-physical pitching plate

K Onoue, KS Breuer - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2016 - cambridge.org
We report on the dynamics of the formation and growth of the leading-edge vortex and the
corresponding unsteady aerodynamic torque induced by large-scale flow-induced …

Vortex shedding characteristics in the wake of circular finned cylinders

MR Islam, A Mohany - Physics of Fluids, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
The near wake flow development and vortex shedding characteristics downstream of
straight circular finned cylinders are experimentally investigated. Different finned cylinders …

High-performance computing-based exploration of flow control with micro devices

K Fujii - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society …, 2014 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma actuator that controls flow separation is one of
the promising technologies to realize energy savings and noise reduction of fluid dynamic …

Confinement effects on energy harvesting by a heaving and pitching hydrofoil

Y Su, M Miller, S Mandre, K Breuer - Journal of Fluids and Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
Wall confinement effects on the energy harvesting performance by a flapping hydrofoil
(aspect ratio= 4.5) have been investigated in a circulating water flume at a Reynolds number …