The effect of active manipulation of a plasma surface layer on the aerodynamic drag of a flat plate

Author

Sherman, D.M. ; Roth ; Wilkinson, S.P.

Author_Institution

Tennessee Univ., Knoxville, TN, USA

fYear

1997

fDate

19-22 May 1997

Firstpage

230

Abstract

Summary form only given. We report further experimental results on the aerodynamic drag of a flat panel covered with a layer of one atmosphere uniform glow discharge plasma (OAUGDP) which has been operated in the NASA-Langley Research Center´s 7/spl times/11 inch low speed wind tunnel. In particular, we hope to present results on the effects of electrode geometry, including whether there exists an optimum electrode spacing, both parallel and perpendicular to the airflow; and the first test of a flat panel in a DC accelerator configuration in which the plasma is accelerated with, against, and at right angles to the airflow.

Keywords

aerodynamics; drag; glow discharges; plasma applications; accelerator configuration; aerodynamic drag; electrode geometry; flat panel; flat plate; one atmosphere uniform glow discharge plasma; plasma surface layer; Aerodynamics; Atmosphere; Electrodes; Geometry; Glow discharges; Life estimation; Plasma accelerators; Surface discharges; Testing; Wind speed;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Plasma Science, 1997. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts., 1997 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA, USA

ISSN

0730-9244

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3990-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PLASMA.1997.604949

Filename

604949