Electrical and mechanical characteristics of surface AC dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuators applied to airflow control

N Benard, E Moreau - Experiments in Fluids, 2014 - Springer
The present paper is a wide review on AC surface dielectric barrier discharge (DBD)
actuators applied to airflow control. Both electrical and mechanical characteristics of surface …

Diagnostics for characterisation of plasma actuators

M Kotsonis - Measurement Science and Technology, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
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 …

Steady and transient response of a laminar separation bubble to controlled disturbances

S Yarusevych, M Kotsonis - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2017 - cambridge.org
The steady and transient response of a laminar separation bubble to flow disturbances is
examined experimentally. Wind tunnel experiments are performed on a NACA 0012 aerofoil …

Time-dependent volume force produced by a non-thermal plasma actuator from experimental velocity field

N Benard, A Debien, E Moreau - Journal of Physics D: Applied …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
The electrohydrodynamic volume force produced by the Coulomb force acting on charged
species in weakly ionized gas can improve the aerodynamic performances of academic and …

Plasma morphology and induced airflow characterization of a DBD actuator with serrated electrode

R Joussot, A Leroy, R Weber, H Rabat… - Journal of Physics D …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Plasma morphology and airflow induced by a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) actuator,
whose exposed electrode geometry is designed with a serrated configuration, are …

Comparison of different tracers for PIV measurements in EHD airflow

M Hamdi, M Havet, O Rouaud, D Tarlet - Experiments in fluids, 2014 - Springer
In this study, a proposed method for selecting a tracer for particle imaging velocimetry (PIV)
measurement in electrohydrodynamics flows was developed. To begin with, several …

Performance improvement of plasma actuators using asymmetric high voltage waveforms

M Kotsonis, S Ghaemi - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
An experimental study is conducted on high voltage waveforms used to power plasma
actuators. Shapes that present an asymmetry between the two half cycles are investigated …

The characteristics of ion wind thruster based on dielectric barrier discharge in near space

L Zhou, L Wei, D Zhou, X Zhu, H Li, D Yu - Vacuum, 2022 - Elsevier
The experimental results show that when the pressure is constant, with the increase of
power, the thrust-power ratio of the thruster decreases, and the wind speed and thrust …

Superposition of AC-DBD plasma actuator outputs for three-dimensional disturbance production in shear flows

JW Kurelek, M Kotsonis, S Yarusevych - Experiments in Fluids, 2023 - Springer
This investigation explores the utility of Alternating Current, Dielectric Barrier Discharge (AC-
DBD) plasma actuators for producing three-dimensional disturbances of a desired spanwise …

Empirical relations for discharge current and momentum injection in dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuators

A Tang, RS Vaddi, A Mamishev… - Journal of Physics D …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma actuators with an asymmetric, straight edge
electrode configuration generate a wall-bounded jet without moving parts. Mechanistic …