Aerodynamic enhancement and improving the performance of a six-megawatt DOWEC wind turbine by micro-plasma actuator

J Omidi, K Mazaheri - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
We have investigated the usage of a Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) plasma actuator to
improve the aerodynamic performance of an offshore 6 MW wind turbine. By controlling the …

Numerical simulation of the flow around a square cylinder under plasma actuator control

Z Zhu, P Fradera-Soler, W Jo, F Liu - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Navier–Stokes computations are performed, and detailed results are documented on the
vortex shedding, lift and drag fluctuations, and their spectra for flow past a square cylinder …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of a divergent slot on the near-wake region of a circular cylinder

LA Al-Sadawi, AF Mohammed, TM Biedermann… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Controlling flow around a circular cylinder is essential for reducing drag, alleviating lift
fluctuations, and enhancing aerodynamic efficiency in various engineering applications. In …

Suppression of deep cavity aeroacoustics at low Mach number by localized surface compliance

MR Naseer, I Arif, RCK Leung, GCY Lam - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
A unique concept of utilizing localized surface compliance is proposed to suppress deep
cavity aeroacoustics at a low Mach number. The core idea is to provide local absorption of …

Flow induced by a pair of plasma actuators on a circular cylinder in still air under duty-cycle actuation

W Hui, X Meng, H Li, F Liu - Physics of fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
A pair of surface mounted dielectric-barrier-discharge (DBD) plasma actuators is placed
diametrically on a circular cylinder model. The flow field generated by the actuators in steady …

Aero-acoustic feedback mechanisms in supersonic cavity flow with subcavity

P Jain, A Vaidyanathan - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
An open rectangular cavity with a length to depth ratio of 2 (L/D= 2) and inlet Mach number
1.71 was considered as a baseline configuration for an unsteady computational analysis …

Numerically simulated influence of positive ions on the propagation of a positive streamer initiated in an argon plasma jet

X Li, D Wang, J Chen, J Wu, N Zhao, P Jia, K Wu - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
A plasma jet with inert working gas operates in a streamer discharge mechanism. The
propagation behavior of streamers determines the distribution of active species, which play …

Control of the self-sustained shear layer oscillations over rectangular cavities using high-frequency vortex generators

M Abdelmwgoud, A Mohany - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The excitation of acoustic resonance by flow over a rectangular cavity can generate acute
noise, cause damage to equipment, and interrupt operation. In this work, a passive control …

[HTML][HTML] Global and local modal characteristics of supersonic open cavity flows

PS Doshi, R Ranjan, DV Gaitonde - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Flows past cavities at high-speeds have become increasingly important in applications such
as flame-holding and propulsion unstart control. Recently maturated linear techniques have …

Simulation of flow induced by single-dielectric-barrier-discharge plasma actuator using a high-order flux-reconstruction scheme

L Zhao, Z Xiao, F Liu - Physics of fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The starting vortex flow generated by a single-dielectric-barrier-discharge (SDBD) plasma
actuator in still air is investigated numerically by direct numerical simulation (DNS) using a …