Towards the design of synthetic-jet actuators for full-scale flight conditions : Part 1: The fluid mechanics of synthetic-jet actuators

Flow, Turbulence and Combustion

Volumn 78, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 283-307

  Zhong, Shan ^a   Jabbal, Mark ^a   Tang, Hui ^a   Garcillan, Luis ^a   Guo, Fushui ^a   Wood, Norman ^a   Warsop, Clyde ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b BAE SYSTEMS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flow separation control; Synthetic jet actuators

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; FLOW CONTROL; FLOW SEPARATION; FLUID MECHANICS; JETS;

FLIGHT CONDITION; FLOW SEPARATION CONTROL; SYNTHETIC JET ACTUATORS;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 34547357301     PISSN: 13866184     EISSN: 15731987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10494-006-9064-0     Document Type: Article

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