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Investigation into clustering of synthetic jet actuators for flow separation control applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 February 2016

S. C. Liddle  and
N. J. Wood
S. C. Liddle
Affiliation:
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
N. J. Wood
Affiliation:
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Abstract

An investigation into the behaviour of clustered synthetic jet Actuators for flow-control applications is described. Experiments have been undertaken with two small-scale synthetic jet actuators in a zero-pressure gradient boundary-layer, in order to investigate the effect of configuration yaw angle and relative input signal phase. Oil-flow visualisation and hotwire anemometry techniques were used, demonstrating that changes in the downstream flow structure could be observed. Compared to a streamwise configuration, in which a symmetrical counter-rotating vortex pair was produced by the synthetic jet-boundary-layer interaction, a broader asymmetric interaction was produced in a 15° yaw configuration. Streamwise velocity contour plots, illustrating the development of the interaction downstream, over four phase angles, were presented. Significant differences in the PSD analyses of downstream streamwise velocity time histories were found, suggesting that input signal phase could influence the stability and hence effectiveness of flow structures used in flow-control applications.

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Research Article
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 109 , Issue 1091 , January 2005 , pp. 35 - 44
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 2005 

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