Supersonic Inlet Flow Control Using Plasma Actuators

Joule heating flow control methods for high-speed flows

“…Webb et al 66 found that the impact on the SBLI region was simply to shift it upstream. This is a somewhat different conclusion to Caraballo et al 62 who suggested that actuation by LAFPA's increased the boundary layer velocity. Webb et al 66 and Caraballo et al 62 also disagree on the mechanism of control itself.…”

“…This is a somewhat different conclusion to Caraballo et al 62 who suggested that actuation by LAFPA's increased the boundary layer velocity. Webb et al 66 and Caraballo et al 62 also disagree on the mechanism of control itself. Caraballo et al 62 suggested that the excitation of the SBLI unsteadiness was the main mechanism however Webb et al 66 suggested that simply the heating of the boundary layer is the control mechanism.…”

“…A more recent study by Webb et al 66 expands on the previous work by Caraballo et al. 62 on the use of LAFPA's for SBLI control. The interesting outcome of this work is that there are noticeable disagreements in the conclusions drawn from the two studies.…”

“…Webb et al 66 and Caraballo et al 62 also disagree on the mechanism of control itself. Caraballo et al 62 suggested that the excitation of the SBLI unsteadiness was the main mechanism however Webb et al 66 suggested that simply the heating of the boundary layer is the control mechanism. Compelling evidence presented in the study supports the conclusion of Webb et al 66 Firstly, there was no significant "peak-effectiveness" 66 frequency observed within the range f F 1.5.…”

“…This topic was first considered by Caraballo et al 62 The interest of the study was in the manipulation of SBLI's.…”