The present paper provides an experimental optimization of a NACA 4415 airfoil equipped
with vortex generators (VGs) to control its flow separation. To build this optimal configuration …

Active flow control is a topic in full expansion due to associated industrial applications of
huge importance, particularly for aeronautics. Among all flow control methods, such as the …

The goal of this paper is to make a detailed review of the designs and associated setups of
the different aerodynamic plasma actuators developed these last twenty years. First, some …

The use of plasmas, created by electric discharges, as aerodynamic actuators has been an
exciting research topic for more than ten years. However, investigation of these electric …

Active flow control is a rapidly developing topic because the associated industrial
applications are of immense importance, particularly for aeronautics. Among all the flow …

This paper presents an experimental investigation of the characteristics of a plasma actuator
design for flow control consisting of an annular electrode in quiescent and flat plate …

This paper describes the wind tunnel testing methodology that has been applied to testing
over 200 airfoils at low Reynolds numbers (40,000 to 500,000). The experiments were …

We analyzed the modifications of the airflow around an NACA 0015 airfoil when the flow
was perturbed with electrohydrodynamic forces. The actuation was produced with a plasma …

In this work, we report on electrical and fluid-dynamics studies concerning the flow induced
by a sliding discharge (SD). This kind of discharge was created with a three electrode …

The advantages associated to Vertical Short-Take-Off and Landing (V/STOL) have been
demonstrated since the early days of aviation, with the initial technolology being based on …