Piezoelectric micro-jet devices: A review

H Li, J Liu, K Li, Y Liu - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2019 - Elsevier
Piezoelectric micro-jet devices (PMJDs), also known as piezoelectric inkjet printing, are
used to distribute the functional materials to form single or complex microstructures on a …

[HTML][HTML] Plasma synthetic jet actuators for active flow control

H Zong, M Chiatto, M Kotsonis, L De Luca - Actuators, 2018 - mdpi.com
The plasma synthetic jet actuator (PSJA), also named as sparkjet actuator, is a special type
of zero-net mass flux actuator, driven thermodynamically by pulsed arc/spark discharge …

Effects of the stroke length and nozzle-to-plate distance on synthetic jet impingement heat transfer

CS Greco, G Paolillo, A Ianiro, G Cardone… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study focuses on the combined effect of the nozzle-to-plate distance and of the stroke
length on the cooling performances of impinging synthetic jets. Infrared thermography is …

A novel anti-hydropressure piezoelectric jetting micro thruster for steering AUV

X Zhou, W Chen, H Zheng, B Liu, J Liu, K Li - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Achieving agile steering motion without auxiliary forward velocity is difficult for autonomous
underwater vehicle (AUV) driven by rudders. Although installing vectored thrusters and more …

Formation, evolution and scaling of plasma synthetic jets

H Zong, M Kotsonis - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2018 - cambridge.org
Plasma synthetic jet actuators (PSJAs), capable of producing high-velocity pulsed jets at
high frequency, are well suited for high-Reynolds-number subsonic and supersonic flow …

Numerical investigation of synthetic jets driven by thermoacoustic standing waves

G Chen, G Krishan, Y Yang, L Tang, B Mace - International Journal of Heat …, 2020 - Elsevier
We have carried out a preliminary study of the physical processes leading to the formation of
a jet into external quiescent surroundings driven by thermoacoustic standing waves. The …

An experimental study on the flow and heat transfer of an impinging synthetic jet

Y Xu, C Moon, JJ Wang, OG Penyazkov… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study experimentally investigated the combined effects of the wall temperature (T w 0)
and the orifice-to-wall distance (H/D) on the flow and heat transfer characteristics of an …

Design approach to predict synthetic jet formation and resonance amplifications

M Chiatto, A Palumbo, L de Luca - Experimental Thermal and Fluid …, 2019 - Elsevier
A predictive approach for the Synthetic Jet (SJ) formation, which couples formation criteria
already available from the literature, with outcome to Lumped Element Modeling (LEM) …

Effect of velocity ratio on the interaction between plasma synthetic jets and turbulent cross-flow

H Zong, M Kotsonis - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2019 - cambridge.org
Plasma synthetic jet actuators (PSJAs) are particularly suited for high-Reynolds-number,
high-speed flow control due to their unique capability of generating supersonic pulsed jets at …

[HTML][HTML] Structural-parametric model of electromagnetoelastic actuator for nanomechanics

SM Afonin - Actuators, 2018 - mdpi.com
The generalized parametric structural schematic diagram, the generalized structural-
parametric model, and the generalized matrix transfer function of an electromagnetoelastic …