Title :
Numerical modelling of plasma for flow control in aerospace applications
Author :
Konstantinos, K. ; Rogier, F. ; Boeuf, J.
Author_Institution :
DTIM, ONERA, Berlin, France
Abstract :
A crucial aspect for supersonic flights is the strong shock wave that forms in front of the air vehicle. By modifying the supersonic incoming flow, one can adjust this wave -which is the most contributing factor of the drag coefficient of an aircraft- and have consequently positive effects on the fuel consumption and on the noise produced by the object due to the sonic boom. Lately, plasma associated flow control actuators have been in the center of flow control research and especially of supersonic applications.
Keywords :
actuators; aerodynamics; aircraft; drag; flow control; noise; numerical analysis; plasma applications; plasma simulation; shock waves; supersonic flow; aerospace applications; air vehicle front; aircraft drag coefficient factor; fuel consumption; noise; plasma associated flow control actuators; plasma numerical modelling; positive effects; shock wave; sonic boom; supersonic applications; supersonic flights; supersonic incoming flow; Atmospheric modeling; Mathematical model; Numerical models; Plasmas; Shock waves; Surface waves; Uninterruptible power systems;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science (ICOPS), 2012 Abstracts IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Edinburgh
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-2127-4
Electronic_ISBN :
0730-9244
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.2012.6383756
