Active control of laminar boundary layers with dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma
actuators (PAs) has made considerable progress in the last 15 years. First pioneering …

The popularity of plasma actuators as flow control devices has sparked a flurry of diagnostic
efforts towards their characterisation. This review article presents an overview of …

FLOW over solid bodies is retarded near the surface, due to viscous effects that give rise to a
boundary layer. Often, the nearwall fluid must also negotiate an adverse pressure gradient …

A new procedure for determining the characteristic capacitance of DBD plasma actuators
during operation is introduced, based on time-resolved discharge cyclograms. The actuator …

The paper discusses experimental characterization of a surface dielectric barrier discharge
plasma sustained by repetitive, high-voltage, nanosecond duration pulses. The discharge …

Surface dielectric barrier discharges (SDBDs) can modify the boundary layer of a flow and
are studied as a possible means to control the flow over an airfoil. In SDBDs driven by …

Bow shock perturbations in a Mach 5 air flow, produced by low-temperature, nanosecond
pulse, and surface dielectric barrier discharge (DBD), are detected by phase-locked …

Positive polarity nanosecond pulse driven dielectric barrier discharge (ns-DBD) plasma
actuators are studied experimentally in quiescent atmosphere. Pulse energy and …

We present quantitative schlieren measurements and numerical analyses of the thermal and
hydrodynamic effects of a nanosecond repetitively pulsed (NRP) discharge in atmospheric …

Plasma actuators used for active flow control are widely studied because they could replace
mechanical actuators. Industrial applications of these plasma actuators sometimes require a …