Plasma-induced force and self-induced drag in the dielectric barrier discharge aerodynamic plasma actuator

§Through high-time-resolution laser interferometry, we observe the motion of a test article under the influence of a dielectric barrier discharge aerodynamic plasma actuator, and from this motion we deduce the time history of the force produced by the actuator to a resolution substantially smaller than the period of the actuator’s AC cycle. We find that the negative- and positive-going half cycles of the plasma discharge produce a force on the surrounding neutral air in the same direction, but that only the negative-going half cycle produces a force sufficient to substantially overcome the drag induced by accelerating the air in the immediate vicinity of the aerodynamic surface (within the boundary layer under normal circumstances).

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