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Actuators for Active Flow Control
Abstract
Actuators are transducers that convert an electrical signal to a desired physical quantity. Active flow control actuators modify a flow by providing an electronically controllable disturbance. The field of active flow control has witnessed explosive growth in the variety of actuators, which is a testament to both the importance and challenges associated with actuator design. This review provides a framework for the discussion of actuator specifications, characteristics, selection, design, and classification for aeronautical applications. Actuator fundamentals are discussed, and various popular actuator types used in low-to-moderate speed flows are then described, including fluidic, moving object/surface, and plasma actuators. We attempt to highlight the strengths and inevitable drawbacks of each and highlight potential future research directions.
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- Cattafesta, L. N., & Sheplak, M.
- Venue
- Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews
- Published
- 2011-01-21
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 247-272
- ISSN
- 0066-4189 (ISSN-L)
- 1545-4479
- OpenAlex
- W2159167401
- Cited by
- 1,085
- References
- 22
- FWCI
- 15.03
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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