A review of turbulent skin-friction drag reduction by near-wall transverse forcing
The quest for reductions in fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions in transport has been a
powerful driving force for scientific research into methods that might underpin drag-reducing …
powerful driving force for scientific research into methods that might underpin drag-reducing …
Actuators for active flow control
Actuators are transducers that convert an electrical signal to a desired physical quantity.
Active flow control actuators modify a flow by providing an electronically controllable …
Active flow control actuators modify a flow by providing an electronically controllable …
A review of heat transfer characteristics of switchable insulation technologies for thermally adaptive building envelopes
Switchable thermal insulation, in the form of an opaque panel that alternates between
thermally conductive and insulated states, can be an effective means of regulating the …
thermally conductive and insulated states, can be an effective means of regulating the …
Control of flow separation around an airfoil at low Reynolds numbers using periodic surface morphing
The paper investigates experimentally the low Reynolds number flow (R ec= 50, 000)
around a model that approximates a NACA 4415 airfoil and the control of separation using …
around a model that approximates a NACA 4415 airfoil and the control of separation using …
Control of laminar separation bubble on NACA 0009 airfoil using electroactive polymers
EP DeMauro, H Dell'Orso, S Zaremski, CM Leong… - AIAA journal, 2015 - arc.aiaa.org
Control of a laminar separation bubble on a two-dimensional NACA 0009 was investigated
experimentally in an open-return wind tunnel using particle image velocimetry …
experimentally in an open-return wind tunnel using particle image velocimetry …
Active flow control systems architectures for civil transport aircraft
WHILE there has been some progress toward identifying suitable fluidic actuator concepts
for application on commercial transport aircraft, there is still considerable uncertainty as to …
for application on commercial transport aircraft, there is still considerable uncertainty as to …
Manipulation of a turbulent boundary layer using active surface deformations
We experimentally evaluate whether active wall-normal surface deformations are suitable
for the targeted control of very-large-scale motions (VLSMs) in a turbulent boundary layer at …
for the targeted control of very-large-scale motions (VLSMs) in a turbulent boundary layer at …
Numerical investigation into vortex generators on heavily cambered wings
A computational model has been implemented that is capable of accurately predicting the
flow patterns around a vortex generator. The aim in development was the resolution of small …
flow patterns around a vortex generator. The aim in development was the resolution of small …
Laminar boundary layer forcing with active surface deformations
We experimentally evaluate the use of active wall-normal surface deformations as a method
of actuation for the control of wall-bounded flows. Circular surface deformations are …
of actuation for the control of wall-bounded flows. Circular surface deformations are …
Turbulent friction drag reduction using electroactive polymer and electromagnetically driven surfaces
K Gouder, M Potter, JF Morrison - Experiments in fluids, 2013 - Springer
This work reports aerodynamic testing of two spanwise-oscillating surfaces fabricated out of
electroactive polymers (EAPs) in the dielectric form of actuation, and of an electromagnetic …
electroactive polymers (EAPs) in the dielectric form of actuation, and of an electromagnetic …