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- Title
Current state and future trends in boundary layer control on lifting surfaces.
- Authors
Svorcan, Jelena; Wang, Jonathan M.; Griffin, Kevin Patrick
- Abstract
Successful flow control may bring numerous benefits, such as flow stabilization, flow reattachment, separation delay, drag reduction, lift increase, aerodynamic performance improvement, energy efficiency increase, shock delay or weakening, noise reduction, etc. For these purposes, many different flow control devices, which can be classified as passive, semiactive and active, have been designed and tested. This review paper aims to highlight the most promising and commonly employed boundary layer control methods as well as outline their potential in specific applications in aerospace and energy engineering. Referenced studies, performed on various geometries (flat plates, channels, airfoils, wings, blades, cylinders), are primarily numerical or experimental. Although enhanced aerodynamic performance is achieved in many cases, further research is required to draw general conclusions. This paper aims to demonstrate that, in the future, we may expect further developments of flow control actuators, as well as their increased application.
- Subjects
BOUNDARY layer control; AEROFOILS; FLOW separation; DRAG reduction; AEROSPACE engineering; ENERGY consumption
- Publication
Advances in Mechanical Engineering (Sage Publications Inc.), 2022, Vol 14, Issue 7, p1
- ISSN
1687-8132
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/16878132221112161