Several recent studies have examined the fundamental behavior of synthetic jets as substitutes for continuous jets [1–4]. In addition, attempts to control fluid machines with synthetic jets have also begun [5, 6]. However, little attention has been given to the effects of an asymmetric flow field on the behavior of synthetic jets [7, 8]. There have been few reports on the influence of a large-scale asymmetric boundary on the motion of synthetic jets [7]. In this study, an attempt was made to describe the flow around a rectangular cylinder with an asymmetric slot for synthetic jets. The main results are as follows: (1) the continuous jets proceed toward the nearest rigid wall by the Coanda effect independently of the slot geometry (with/without beak), (2) when the nondimensional stroke of the synthetic jets is large, the flow patterns are similar to those of continuous jets, (3) when the nondimensional stroke is small and the rectangular cylinder is placed near the wall opposite the side of the beak, the synthetic jets turn to the upstream direction under the present range of conditions, and (4) the flow rate in the duct depends on the non-dimensional stroke length when the rectangular cylinder is placed near the wall opposite the side of the beak.
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Study on Flow Around a Rectangular Cylinder With an Asymmetric Slot for Synthetic Jets
Kobayashi, N, Nishibe, K, Watabe, Y, Sato, K, & Yokota, K. "Study on Flow Around a Rectangular Cylinder With an Asymmetric Slot for Synthetic Jets." Proceedings of the ASME 2016 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting collocated with the ASME 2016 Heat Transfer Summer Conference and the ASME 2016 14th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels. Volume 1A, Symposia: Turbomachinery Flow Simulation and Optimization; Applications in CFD; Bio-Inspired and Bio-Medical Fluid Mechanics; CFD Verification and Validation; Development and Applications of Immersed Boundary Methods; DNS, LES and Hybrid RANS/LES Methods; Fluid Machinery; Fluid-Structure Interaction and Flow-Induced Noise in Industrial Applications; Flow Applications in Aerospace; Active Fluid Dynamics and Flow Control — Theory, Experiments and Implementation. Washington, DC, USA. July 10–14, 2016. V01AT13A008. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/FEDSM2016-7647
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