Fundamental Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Active Control of 3-D Flows

Abstract

A combined experimental and numerical work was conducted on the interaction between finite span synthetic jets and a 3-D cross-flow. We completed a series of experimental and numerical simulations of the interaction of the synthetic jets with a cross-flow over unswept and swept configurations. The results show that the interaction results in the formation of secondary flow structures that enhance mixing and increase the efficiency of flow control. We publish our finding in a JFM paper, a Physics of Fluids paper, and we submitted another paper to Experiments in Fluids. One MS student graduated, and a PhD student also has been working on this project.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 06, 2011
Accession Number
ADA564013

Entities

People

  • Kenneth Jansen
  • Michael Amitary

Organizations

  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Aircrafts
  • Boundary Layer
  • Channel Flow
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Flow Visualization
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • High Resolution
  • Hypervelocity Flow
  • Reynolds Number
  • Secondary Flow
  • Three Dimensional
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Two Dimensional
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.