Feedback Control Applied to the Bluff Body Wake

In the present study the flow around a 2D bluff body with blunt stern is investigated experimentally and theoretically. The goal is to decrease and stabilize drag by active control. Low-dimensional vortex models are used to describe actuation effects on the coherent structures and the pressure field. Open-loop actuation as well as feedback control is applied using robust H ∞-controllers and slope-seeking feedback for a range of Reynolds numbers based on the height from 20 000 to 60 000. As expected, a decreased drag is observed to be related to delayed vortex shedding, i.e. an extended recirculation zone. Intriguingly, a control which mitigates the natural coupling between separating upper and lower shear-layer and the vortex street serves that purpose.

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