Investigation of a Micro Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Actuator for Regional Aircraft Active Flow Control

This paper reports a multitechnique investigation of a micro dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuator (DBDPA) as a promising system to control separated flows. The device was manufactured through a photolithographic technique and its performances and capabilities were compared with the ones of conventional macro DBDPAs. Alternate current operation under sinusoidal voltage excitation was studied in the absence of external flow by means of many experimental techniques like discharge imaging, flow visualizations, particle image velocimetry, infrared thermography, and electrical characterization. The influence of the operating parameters was investigated. The main results underlined that an increase in the voltage amplitude or frequency brought to a rise in the maximum induced velocity, electrical power dissipation, and actuator surface temperature. Moreover, it was assessed that the small heating of the micro DBDPA did not affect the actuated flow. A jet velocity up to 1.36 m/s was obtained at a 9.01 W/m electrical power dissipation per unit electrode length. The device realized by microelectronic fabrication technology allowed reaching a flow velocity magnitude comparable with the one of conventional macro DBDPAs, with a reduction in applied voltage, power dissipation, and actuator size. Furthermore, the induced wall jet was more confined in the area in proximity of the device, because of the limited plasma discharge extension.

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