Journal of Aeronautical Engineering

Journal of Aeronautical Engineering

Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Different Arrangements of the Corona Plasma Actuator on Thrust produced on the Flat Plate

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Parisa Babasafari 1
Roohollah Khoshkhoo 2
Hamzeh Eshraghi 3
1 Faculty of Mechanical Enginering , MUT
2 MUT
3 Aerospace Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology
10.22034/joae.2023.171332
Abstract
In the last two decades, the use of plasma actuators has emerged as a new technology in the aerospace field. An example of plasma actuator is corona plasma actuators, in which corona discharge is created by a high-voltage electrode with a small radius of curvature as an emitter and another electrode as a collector, which are located at a certain distance from each other and leads to the production of ion wind. In this research, the effect of two optimized arrangements for measuring the driving force in positive and negative corona has been investigated experimentally. The results of the research show that the corona actuator can create thrust and the amount of thrust is directly related to the amount of voltage. The relationship between voltage changes and thrust is almost linear and the increase in voltage causes more growth in thrust, electric power and electric current. In both arrangements, the amount of thrust and electrical power in the negative corona is more than the positive corona. Finally, it can be concluded that as the number of plasma actuators in the first arrangement is more than the second arrangement, this leads to an increase in the thrust and the amount of electric power in the first arrangement compared to the second arrangement.
Keywords
Corona Plasma Actuator
Experimental Survey
Thrust
Ionic Wind
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Journal of Aeronautical Engineering
Volume 25, Issue 1
May 2023
Pages 144-153

  • Receive Date 01 August 2022
  • Revise Date 23 October 2022
  • Accept Date 02 November 2022