Collaborative studies on flow separation control

Wei Long Siauw, Jean Paul Bonnet, Jean Tensi, Avi Seifert, Oxana Stalnov, Vikas Kumar, Farrukh Alvi, Callum Hugh Atkinson, Stephen Trevor, Luis Daniel Gomes

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Abstract

This paper presents the wind tunnel test results concerning the effects of deploying steady and synthetic jets on a NACA0015 airfoil and describes the design of a multi-orifice-single-chamber synthetic jet actuator. Three steady jets with different configurations were tested. The orifice diameter, orientation and spacing were the varying parameters. Synthetic jets were deployed through a single row of orifices that were orientated normal to the airfoil surface. A single row of each type was positioned at 30% of chord from the leading edge. These jets exhibited varying degree of control authority over the lift and drag coefficients. The timescales of attachment and separation were estimated for the test cases of angled steady and synthetic jets. In view of controlling the flow separation in a dynamic manner, a multi-orifice-single- chamber actuator with a typical response time smaller than that of the afore-mentioned time scales was designed, fabricated and tested in quiescent condition.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIUTAM Symposium on Flow Control and MEMS - Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium
Pages157-166
Number of pages10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2008
EventIUTAM Symposium on Flow Control and MEMS 2006 - London, United Kingdom
Duration: 19 Sept 200622 Sept 2006

Publication series

NameSolid Mechanics and its Applications
Volume7
ISSN (Print)1875-3507

Conference

ConferenceIUTAM Symposium on Flow Control and MEMS 2006
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Period19/09/0622/09/06

Keywords

  • Airfoil
  • Angled jet
  • Characteristic time
  • Multi-orifice
  • Normal jet
  • Piezo-device
  • Pneumatic device
  • Synthetic jet
  • Turbulent separation control

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