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The starting vortex in quiescent air induced by dielectric-barrier-discharge plasma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2012

Richard D. Whalley  and
Kwing-So Choi
Richard D. Whalley
Affiliation:
Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
Kwing-So Choi*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
*
†Email address for correspondence: kwing-so.choi@nottingham.ac.uk
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The flow field around an asymmetric dielectric-barrier-discharge (DBD) plasma actuator in quiescent air is studied using particle image velocimetry (PIV) and smoke-flow visualization. On initiation of DBD plasma a starting vortex is created, which rolls up to form a coherent structure. The starting vortex becomes self-similar when the maximum velocity induced by the DBD plasma actuator reaches a steady state. Here, the plasma jet momentum increases linearly with time, suggesting that the DBD plasma actuator entrains and accelerates the surrounding fluid with a constant force. The wall-parallel and wall-normal distances of the vortex core are observed to scale with ${t}^{2/ 3} $ as it travels at $3{1}^{\circ } $ to the wall. The velocity of the starting vortex is found to scale with ${t}^{- 1/ 3} $, while the circulation induced by the plasma actuator scales with ${t}^{1/ 3} $.

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Vortex Flows: Vortex dynamics
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 703 , 25 July 2012 , pp. 192 - 203
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