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Parameters governing separation control with sweeping jet actuators over a deflected flap are investigated experimentally on a generic “Multiple Flap Airfoil” (MFA). The model enables an extensive variation of geometric and aerodynamic parameters to aid the scaling of this novel…

Various methods of Active Flow Control (AFC) were experimentally investigated on an elliptic airfoil to improve our understanding of the flow mechanisms and identify the parameters, governing fluidic control of separation and circulation. Steady blowing, steady suction and Zero …

Secondary flows in turbomachinery and similar engineering applications are often dominated by a single streamwise vortex structure. Investigations into the control of these flows using periodic forcing have shown a discrete range of forcing frequency where the vortex is particul…

A large-scale model of a tiltrotor wing and flap was built and tested to determine how the size and spacing of fluidic actuators for active flow control should be scaled up from laboratory size models to aircraft size. Flow control was provided by sweeping jet actuators mounted …