Cycloidal Rotor Propulsion System With Plasma Enhanced Aerodynamics
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A cyclorotor consists of a set of blades rotating about an horizontal axis that is parallel to the blade span. The designation of cycloidal rotor is related to the cycloidal path described by the rotating blades during forward flight. In the following paper we study, trough the use of numerical tools, the PECyT (Plasma Enhanced Cycloidal Thruster) system as a way of improving the performance of classical cycloidal rotors. PECyT consists in the introduction of Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) plasma actuators in the CR blades. Such system act as an active flow control that is able to delay the stall onset at high angles of attack, thus increasing the aerodynamic efficiency of each blade.
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2021 ◽
2013 ◽
Vol 2013.4
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pp. _IL10-1_-_IL10-10_
Straight and curved type micro dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuators for active flow control
2017 ◽
Vol 88
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pp. 16-23
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2021 ◽
2021 ◽
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2019 ◽
Vol 36
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pp. 157-173