| NUKLEONIKA 2012, 57(2):249-252
MULTI-DBD ACTUATOR WITH FLOATING INTER-ELECTRODE
FOR AERODYNAMIC CONTROL
Artur Berendt1, Janusz Podliński1, Jerzy Mizeraczyk1,2
1 Centre for Plasma and Laser Engineering, The Szewalski Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery,
Polish Academy of Sciences, 14 Fiszera Str., 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland
2 Department of Marine Electronics, Gdynia Maritime University,
83 Morska Str., 81-225 Gdynia, Poland
In this paper the use of a floating inter-electrode in a multi-DBD (dielectric barrier discharge) plasma actuator is described. The multi-DBD plasma actuators with floating inter-electrodes were investigated to get a longer DBD on a dielectric surface and to maximise generated net airflow. Our actuator was used to control the boundary layer flow separation around NACA0012 airfoil model. The results of our investigations suggests that multi-DBD actuators with floating inter-electrodes can be attractive for aerodynamic purposes.
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