Filamentary surface plasma discharge flow length and time scales

Rajendran, Lalit K.; Singh, Bhavini; Vlachos, Pavlos P.; Bane, Sally P. M.

doi:10.1088/1361-6463/abe66a

Title: Filamentary surface plasma discharge flow length and time scales

Journal Article · Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2021 · Journal of Physics. D, Applied Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/abe66a· OSTI ID:1808869

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Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)

Nanosecond surface dielectric barrier discharges (ns-SDBDs) are a class of plasma actuators that utilize a high-voltage pulse of nanosecond duration between two surface-mounted electrodes to create an electrical breakdown of air, along with rapid heating. These actuators usually produce multiple filaments when operated at high pulse frequencies, and the rapid heating leads to the formation of shock waves and complex flow fields. In this work we replicate a single filament of the ns-SDBDs and characterize the induced flow using velocity measurements from particle image velocimetry and density measurements from background-oriented schlieren. The discharge is produced by a high voltage electrical pulse between two copper electrodes on an acrylic base. A hot gas kernel characterizes the flow field formed close to the electrodes that expands and cools over time and a vortex ring that propagates away from the surface while entraining cold ambient fluid. The gas density deficit inside the kernel displays a power-law decay over time. Based on the observations, we develop a simplified theoretical model based on vortex-driven cooling and perform a scaling analysis to obtain the induced flow length and time scales. The results show that the cooling process's time scales correspond to a circulation-based time scale of the vortex ring, and the length scale of the kernel corresponds to the vortex ring radius. Furthermore, these findings can guide the choice of optimal filament spacing and pulse frequencies in the design, deployment, and operation of ns-SDBDs for flow control.

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Research Organization:: Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0018156

OSTI ID:: 1808869

Journal Information:: Journal of Physics. D, Applied Physics, Vol. 54, Issue 20; ISSN 0022-3727

Publisher:: IOP PublishingCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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