Active Flow Control Using MEMS

Abstract

This lecture presents an overview of the potential for the application of MEMS for the active control of fluid flows. In addition to providing a general overview of the underlying fluid mechanics and status of current research the relevance of this technology application to future military vehicle technologies is highlighted. The lecture identifies the potential benefits of the use of MEMS for controlling flow separation and reducing drag on a range of air vehicles and their propulsion systems. Because of the overview nature of this lecture the material presented has been extracted from a wide range of public domain source both in the USA and Europe. Where, possible such material has been attributed to its originator. Apologies are made in circumstances where attributions have not been made.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA425494

Entities

People

  • Clyde Warsop

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Boundary Layer
  • Combustion
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Drag
  • Drag Reduction
  • Flow
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Hypervelocity Flow
  • Skin Friction
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Flow
  • Turbulent Mixing

Readers

  • Inertial Navigation Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Theoretical Analysis.