Simulation of the Localized Arc Filament Plasma Actuators for Jet Excitation

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Main Author: Brown, Clifford A.
Language:English
Published: University of Akron / OhioLINK 2010
Subjects:
CFD
LES
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1270860381
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-akron12708603812021-08-03T05:26:14Z Simulation of the Localized Arc Filament Plasma Actuators for Jet Excitation Brown, Clifford A. Fluid Dynamics jet excitation jet noise CFD LES RANS actuators plasma The concept of jet control by external forcing is not new. The first published demonstration of a jet responding to outside forces occurred in the mid-1800's. It was not, however, until the 1950's, with the advent of commercial jet aircraft, that scientific study of the subject greatly increased as researchers used external forcing to study the structure and noise sources present in a jet plume. Interest in active jet control continues today, particularly with the additional possibilities afforded by significant advances in measurement and simulation technology, even though it remains limited by the available jet actuators to relatively small, low Reynolds number jets that are of little similarity to the large, highly turbulent jets common in real world applications. However, the recently developed Localized Arc Filament Plasma Actuators (LAFPA) have the potential to expand active jet control research to include these larger, higher Reynolds number jets. The LAFPA have been used successfully to control a small-diameter, high-speed turbulent jet to achieve some plume mixing enhancement and limited noise mitigation. The system, however, must still be extended to a larger class of jets common in the real world and optimized for an application. This work addresses both of these issues First, experiments are conducted to determine the impact of the LAFPA on a large-scale jet. A model of the LAFPA is then developed for use in the future CFD based studies of excited jets. The model performance is investigated using multiple CFD methodologies to determine the optimal combination of actuator model and CFD scheme for excited jet simulations. Ultimately, the model developed will be used by researchers in future simulations to optimize the actuator system for noise reduction, IR signature reduction, or to system scalability for deployment on larger jets in real-world applications. 2010-05-20 English text University of Akron / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1270860381 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1270860381 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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language English
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topic Fluid Dynamics
jet excitation
jet noise
CFD
LES
RANS
actuators
plasma
spellingShingle Fluid Dynamics
jet excitation
jet noise
CFD
LES
RANS
actuators
plasma
Brown, Clifford A.
Simulation of the Localized Arc Filament Plasma Actuators for Jet Excitation
author Brown, Clifford A.
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title Simulation of the Localized Arc Filament Plasma Actuators for Jet Excitation
title_short Simulation of the Localized Arc Filament Plasma Actuators for Jet Excitation
title_full Simulation of the Localized Arc Filament Plasma Actuators for Jet Excitation
title_fullStr Simulation of the Localized Arc Filament Plasma Actuators for Jet Excitation
title_full_unstemmed Simulation of the Localized Arc Filament Plasma Actuators for Jet Excitation
title_sort simulation of the localized arc filament plasma actuators for jet excitation
publisher University of Akron / OhioLINK
publishDate 2010
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