Low-Speed Flow Control Using Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD)

Abstract

DBDs were created in a quiescent environment, and particle image velocimetry (PIV) was used to obtain field measurements of velocity induced by the discharge. These PIV measurements included random phase measurements and measurements phase-locked to the DBD driving frequency. Instantaneous and average velocity distributions were used for flow analysis. In addition, the effects of buoyancy and large-scale background air movement around the test device were also evaluated and efforts to eliminate or minimize spurious results arising from either effect were made.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA463519

Entities

People

  • Jordi Estevadeordal
  • Sivaram Gogineni

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Aircrafts
  • Buoyancy
  • Flow
  • Flow Visualization
  • Frequency
  • Hypervelocity Flow
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Particle Image Velocimetry
  • Phase
  • Phase Measurement
  • Phase Studies
  • Square Waves
  • Stratified Fluids

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Plasma Physics.