Towards in-flight applications? A review on dielectric barrier discharge-based boundary-layer control

J Kriegseis, B Simon… - Applied …, 2016 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Active control of laminar boundary layers with dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma
actuators (PAs) has made considerable progress in the last 15 years. First pioneering …

Diagnostics for characterisation of plasma actuators

M Kotsonis - Measurement Science and Technology, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
The popularity of plasma actuators as flow control devices has sparked a flurry of diagnostic
efforts towards their characterisation. This review article presents an overview of …

Leading-edge separation control using alternating-current and nanosecond-pulse plasma actuators

CL Kelley, PO Bowles, J Cooney, C He, TC Corke… - AIAA journal, 2014 - arc.aiaa.org
Wind-tunnel experiments were conducted to quantify the effectiveness of ac and
nanosecond-pulse single dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuators to suppress leading …

Experimental investigation of the discharge and thermal characteristics of an alternating current dielectric-barrier discharge plasma reactor

Q Zhao, B Mao, X Bai, J Zhao, C Chen, X Zhang… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Dielectric-barrier discharge (DBD) plasma reactors offer significant prospects for use in
various applications, such as for promoting the anti-icing or deicing of aircraft surfaces and …

Electron characterization in weakly ionized collisional plasmas: from principles to techniques

S Park, W Choe, SY Moon, SJ Yoo - Advances in Physics: X, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Weakly ionized plasmas at or near 1 atm pressure, or atmospheric-pressure plasmas, have
received increasing attention due to their scientific significance and potential for use in a …

Superposition of AC-DBD plasma actuator outputs for three-dimensional disturbance production in shear flows

JW Kurelek, M Kotsonis, S Yarusevych - Experiments in Fluids, 2023 - Springer
This investigation explores the utility of Alternating Current, Dielectric Barrier Discharge (AC-
DBD) plasma actuators for producing three-dimensional disturbances of a desired spanwise …

Separation control by a microfabricated SDBD plasma actuator for small engine turbine applications: Influence of the excitation waveform

E Pescini, MG De Giorgi, A Suma, L Francioso… - Aerospace Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Small engines will be finding increasing applications in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs),
drones and helicopters. However, their turbomachines exhibit lower efficiencies than those …

Dielectric material degradation monitoring of dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuators

RE Hanson, NM Houser, P Lavoie - Journal of Applied Physics, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
It is a known phenomenon that some dielectric materials used to construct plasma actuators
degrade during operation. However, the rate at which this process occurs, to what extent, as …

Crossflow transition control by upstream flow deformation using plasma actuators

PC Dörr, MJ Kloker - Journal of applied physics, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
Control of laminar-turbulent transition in a swept-wing-type boundary-layer flow, subject to
primary crossflow instability, is investigated using direct numerical simulations. In our …

On the classification of dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuators: A comprehensive performance evaluation study

J Kriegseis, A Duchmann, C Tropea… - Journal of Applied …, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
The increasing popularity and maturity of plasma actuators for many flow control
applications requires a common standard for plasma actuator performance evaluation. In the …