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Flow control over a solar tracker using dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuator
Year:2019
Research Areas
  • Aeronautical engineering
Information
Abstract
The presented work carries out a comparative study about the possibilities and effects that a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma actuator may have on the flow control around a solar tracker, with the aim of reducing the aerodynamic loads it might suffer. A solar tracker model with an attached DBD plasma actuator was put inside a low-speed wind tunnel and the aerodynamic loads were recorded by means of a six-component strain gauge at different angles of attack. First, the aerodynamic loads with no plasma were measured as a reference. Afterwards, different actuators were put o n the leading edge of the tracker model. A sinusoidal input voltage was applied, varying the peak-to-peak value and the frequency. The wind speed was fixed. The obtained results show that the plasma actuator can significantly modify the aerodynamic loads of the tracker, but further investigation is needed.
International
Si
Congress
8th European Conference for Aeronautics and Space Sciences
960
Place
Madrid
Reviewers
Si
ISBN/ISSN
2493-3503
Start Date
01/07/2019
End Date
04/07/2019
From page
1
To page
5
8th European Conference for Aeronautics and Space Sciences
Participants
Research Group, Departaments and Institutes related
  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Desarrollo y Ensayos Aeroespaciales
  • Departamento: Aeronaves y Vehículos Espaciales
  • Centro o Instituto I+D+i: Instituto Universitario de Microgravedad "Ignacio da Riva"