On the mechanical efficiency of dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuators

Journal Article · Mon May 30 00:00:00 EDT 2011 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3597652· OSTI ID:21518464

Giepman, R H. M.; Kotsonis, M ^[1]

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1. Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Kluyverweg 1, Delft 2629HS (Netherlands)

The mechanical power production and electrical power consumption of the dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuator is investigated for different operating conditions. The ratio of these two values delivers the mechanical efficiency of the actuator as a flow acceleration device. The general trend is that higher carrier frequencies and voltages lead to higher values of the efficiency. The values that were found for the mechanical efficiency are very small, the highest recorded value is only 0.18%.

• OSTI ID: 21518464
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 98, Issue 22; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3597652; (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0003-6951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ACCELERATION
ACTUATORS
CARRIERS
DIELECTRIC MATERIALS
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
EQUIPMENT
MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY
PLASMA
POWER GENERATION
EFFICIENCY
MATERIALS