Improving performance of a sliding dielectric barrier discharge actuator using multiple potentials

Authors

• Steven D. Seney Jr., Air Force Institute of Technology
• Richard E. Huffman Jr., Air Force Institute of Technology
• William F. Bailey, Air Force Institute of Technology
• David Liu, Air Force Institute of Technology
• Mark F. Reeder, Air Force Institute of TechnologyFollow
• Joshua A. Stults, Air Force Institute of Technology

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-2016

Abstract

Interest in the atmospheric plasma created by dielectric barrier discharges (DBD) for flow control is high because the design of a DBD is straightforward to implement. Researchers have demonstrated that the plasma generated through the discharge energizes and imparts momentum to the flow, which can prevent separation or bring about reattachment. DBD actuators generally have no moving parts, may be flush-mounted onto the wing, and operate at high frequencies with a low power requirement [1–9].

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DOI

10.2514/1.J055108

Source Publication

AIAA Journal (ISSN 0001-1452 | eISSN 1533-385X)

Recommended Citation

Seney, S. D., Huffman Jr., R. E., Bailey, W. F., Liu, D., Reeder, M. F., & Stults, J. A. (2016). Improving performance of a sliding dielectric barrier discharge actuator using multiple potentials. AIAA Journal, 54(10), 3316–3319. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J055108