Technical Paper
Recommendation of Experimental Setup and use of Standardized Electrohydrodynamic Dimensionless Parameters for Optimization of a Dielectric Barrier Discharge Flow Control Device
2014-09-16
2014-01-2101
The high demand for traditional air traffic as well as increased use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) has resulted in researchers examining alternative technologies which would result in safer, more reliable, and better performing aircraft. ...The paper listed a comprehensive set of standardized dimensionless numbers derived from the EHD conservation equations and recommended the use of these standardized parameters be used in experimental work investigating EHD systems.[1] The following paper will recommend which of the parameters require further examination for the DBD device, as well as propose experimental methods for achieving an optimized plasma actuator, with special emphasis on low altitude, low speed applications commonly encountered by the majority of fielded UAS.
