Development of Synthetic Jet Actuators for Flow Seperation Control

本博士将专注于利用实验空气动力学，如风洞测试和计算流体力学，为开发压电合成喷气执行器收集数据。合成射流致动器有可能被安装在飞机表面，以延迟飞行时的流动分离，从而减少对飞机的总阻力。在飞机设计中成功地添加合成喷气式致动器带来了各种好处，例如降低了燃料消耗，最终减少了对环境的影响。

This PhD will focus on using experimental aerodynamics, such as wind tunnel testing, and computational fluid dynamics to gather data for the development of piezoelectric synthetic jet actuators. Synthetic jet actuators have the potential to be implemented on the surfaces of aircraft to delay flow separation whilst in flight, thereby reducing the total drag force on the aircraft. The successful addition of synthetic jet actuators to aircraft design carries a variety of benefits such as reduced fuel consumption, which ultimately decreases the environmental impact of the vehicle.