In this paper, the air flow around a blunt flat plate with a rounded leading edge has been experimentally examined with and without the presence of a plasma actuator. Tests have been conducted with Reynolds numbers ranging from 104 to 105.
Saeed Kavousfar +4 more
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Comparative Experimental Study on the De-Icing Performance of Multiple Actuators
The issue of aircraft icing poses a substantial threat to flight safety. In order to investigate more efficient anti-icing and de-icing technologies, a comparative analysis was conducted on the de-icing characteristics of three types of actuator ...
Jiajun Zhang +5 more
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Analysis of Innovative Plasma Actuator Geometries for Boundary Layer Control
Active flow control by plasma actuators is a topic of great interest by worldwide scientific community. These devices are mainly used for boundary layer control in order to improve the aerodynamic performance of aerial vehicles.
Trancossi, Michele +5 more
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Dielectric elastomer stack actuator modules with integrated electronics and encapsulation
199204Integrated electromechanical actuator modules have been developed which consist of dielectric elastomer actuators (DEA), high voltage electronics to control the actuators and encapsulations to prevent the actuators from contact with surrounding ...
Giousiouf, Metin +6 more
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Experimental Study of the Flow Field around a Circular Cylinder Using Plasma Actuators
In this paper different configurations of plasma actuator for controlling the flow around a circular cylinder made of Quartz were experimentally investigated.
Siavash Tabatabaeian +4 more
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ICRF Plasma Production with the W7-X Like Antenna in the Uragan-2M Stellarator
0000-0003-4948-0896The results of the plasma start-up with ICRH of U-2M RF discharges in H2+He mixture with newly implemented controlled gas H2 concentration are presented. The W7-X like ICRH antenna operated in monopole phasing with applied RF power of ∼
FUCHERT, Golo, +63 more
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Experimental investigation of expansive bending pipe flow separation control using a surface dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuator. [PDF]
Liu S +7 more
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Nonlinear vibrations of a stroke-saturated inertial actuator
Proof-mass actuators are typically used to supply an external control force to a structure,for the purpose of vibration suppression. These devices comprise a proof-mass suspended in a magnetic field that is accelerated in order to provide a reaction ...
Wilmshurst, L.I. +2 more
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Superposition of AC-DBD plasma actuator outputs for three-dimensional disturbance production in shear flows. [PDF]
Kurelek JW, Kotsonis M, Yarusevych S.
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Discharge characteristics of plasma sheet actuators
The electrical characteristics of a plasma sheet device used for subsonic airflow control are studied in this paper. Experiments are undertaken with a two-wire asymmetrical (different diameters, opposite polarity) electrode configuration connected to dc high voltage sources in the presence of a dielectric plate and under different gases (dry air ...
Sosa, Roberto +5 more
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