Performance Improvement of Axial Compressors and Fans with Plasma Actuation

This paper proposes the use of plasma actuator to suppress boundary layer separation on a compressor blade suction side to increase axial compressor performance. Plasma actuators are a new type of electrical flow control device that imparts momentum to the air when submitted to a high AC voltage at...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sebastien Lemire, Huu Duc Vo, Michael W. Benner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:International Journal of Rotating Machinery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/247613

Similar Items