Advanced Method of Boundary-Layer Control Based on Localized Plasma Generation

Abstract

The project objective consists in interdisciplinary investigations aimed at the development of an advanced innovative concept of flow control based on a specially designed microwave discharge generator initiating intrinsic to flow streamwise vortices with a given scale. PART 1 of the Project is the aerodynamic modeling of a boundary layer with an embedded vortical structure of a given scale generated by a system of MW discharges. Efficiency of the flow-control concept and its potential applicability is evaluated from the matched numerical and experimental results aimed to show correlation between the turbulence structure and the aerodynamic performance of the test model. PART 2 of the Project is the research related to generation of localized MW discharges as a versatile tool for the remote flow control. It shows the feasibility of the developed technique that enables to organize microwave (MW) discharges in aerodynamically justified patterns to stimulate and support vortical fluid motion of a given structure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA528017

Entities

Organizations

  • National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Aerodynamic Forces
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Boundary Layer
  • Boundary Layer Control
  • Dielectrics
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Hypervelocity Flow
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Standing Waves
  • Transducers
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Robotics and Automation.