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http://dx.doi.org/10.5139/JKSAS.2017.45.11.907

Performance Characteristics of a High-Speed Jet Produced by a Pulsed-Arc Spark Jet Plasma Actuator  

Kim, Young Sun (Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Ulsan)
Shin, Jichul (Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Ulsan)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences / v.45, no.11, 2017 , pp. 907-913 More about this Journal
Abstract
The performance of a spark jet driven by pulsed-arc plasma was investigated experimentally for various energy input. A high-speed jet (about 330 m/s) was obtained by rapid gas heating produced by 37 mJ of deposited energy per pulse. The peak velocity and penetration distance of the jet were proportional to the deposited power and the deposited energy per pulse, respectively. A smaller orifice diameter produces a higher velocity jet at lower energy levels. For the same deposited energy, higher-current pulses produce a higher jet velocity than higher-pulse-width pulses. A total deposited energy of about 10 mJ per pulse with a pulse duration of about $10{\mu}s$ was found to be the optimum for energy- efficient operation.
Keywords
Spark Jet; Flow Control; Plasma Actuator; Pulsed Arc; Synthetic Jet;
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