Aerodynamic performance of low aspect-ratio flapping wing with active wing-chord adjustment

L Cong, B Teng, L Chen, W Bai, R Jin… - Journal of Fluids and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In daily life, excellent aerodynamic performance of birds and bats has been widely observed
during their flying and propulsion. In the present research, a low aspect-ratio wing flapping …

Numerical simulation of dynamic stall flow control using a multi-dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuation strategy

Z Xu, B Wu, C Gao, N Wang - Physics of Plasmas, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
To alleviate the deterioration in wind turbine performance caused by dynamic stall, the flow
control of a pitching NACA0012 airfoil is investigated through numerical simulation of an …

Enhancing tip vortices to improve the lift production through shear layers in flapping-wing flow control

BR Jin, L Wang, S Ravi, J Young, JCS Lai… - Journal of Fluid …, 2024 - cambridge.org
Flow control of a low-aspect-ratio flat-plate heaving wing at an average angle of attack of
increases from 1000 to 5000 due to its self-limiting mechanism. A mid-chord vertical blowing …

On the interplay of body-force distributions and flow speed for dielectric-barrier discharge plasma actuators

MT Hehner, G Coutinho, RBS Pereira… - Journal of Physics D …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The dielectric-barrier discharge plasma actuator is a well-established device commonly
operated in boundary-layer airflows for active flow control. In the present experimental …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of leading-edge protuberances on swept wing aircraft performance

X Wei, D Li, S Li, H Chang, X Fu, Z Zuo… - International Journal of …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Stall is a complex phenomenon in aircraft that must be suppressed during flight. As a novel
passive control method, bionic leading-edge protuberances (LEPs) have attracted …

Numerical Investigation on the Evolution Process of Different Vortex Structures and Distributed Blowing Control for Dynamic Stall Suppression of Rotor Airfoils

G Li, S Yi, B Li, X Zhang - Actuators, 2024 - mdpi.com
The influencing characteristic for the evolution mechanism of a dynamic stall vortex structure
and distributed blowing control on rotor airfoils was investigated. Based on the moving …

Experimental control of Tollmien-Schlichting waves using the Wiener-Hopf formalism

DBS Audiffred, AVG Cavalieri, PPC Brito, E Martini - Physical Review Fluids, 2023 - APS
Reactive flow control has been shown to be a promising tool to improve, among other
aspects, the aerodynamic characteristics of an aircraft. This paper focuses on the use of …

[PDF][PDF] Leading Edge Vortex Induced Effects on Electrical Characteristics of a DBD Plasma Actuator

J Erhard, J Kissing, J Kriegseis - 2022 - scholar.archive.org
On airfoils experiencing unsteady inflow conditions, leading edge vortices (LEV) can be
observed. During its growth phase, the LEV has a positive influence on the lift of the airfoil …

[PDF][PDF] Enhancing tip vortices to improve the lift production

BR Jin, L Wang, S Ravi, J Young, JCS Lai, FB Tian - researchgate.net
Flow control of a low-aspect-ratio flat-plate heaving wing at an average angle of attack of 7
10 by a steady-blowing jet is numerically studied by using a feedback immersed boundary …

[PDF][PDF] Investigation and Control of Unsteady Flow Conditions on Airfoils

JME Kissing - tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de
In this thesis, efficiency enhancement approaches for two unsteady aerodynamic scenarios
are considered to provide the basis for future improvements. The first scenario addresses …