Active Control of a Laminar Separation Bubble
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In the present paper an active control mechanism for the control of laminar separation bubbles on airfoils is investigated by means of direct numerical simulation and linear stability theory. Boundary layer instabilities excited by periodic oscillations are utilized to control the size and length of the separation bubble and to make it finally disappear when desired. Unlike traditional vortex generators a sensor-actuator system based on this method will be adaptive to the respective flow conditions and will cause no additional undesired drag.
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