Control of Separation Flow over a Wind Turbine Blade with Plasma Actuators

This paper analyses the effects produced by a plasma actuator on flow around a turbine blade profile at Re 7600 and Re 10500. The analysis is undertaken with flow visualizations. The experiments indicate that for low Reynolds number plasma has a significant influence on flow around the blade and that the effects of actuation depend on power added to flow and relative distance between the electrode and the separation line of the actuator.

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