Multipurpose distributed dielectric-barrier-discharge plasma actuation: Icing sensing, anti-icing, and flow control in one

Xie, Like; Liang, Hua; Zong, Haohua; Liu, Xuecheng; Li, Yinghong

doi:10.1063/5.0096778

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“…Recently, Abdollahzadeh et al [111] performed a parametric study to understand the effect of dielectric material, dielectric thickness, exposed electrode width, embedded electrode width, and gap on the performance of the plasma actuator as an ice sensor. Rodrigues et al [196] and Xie et al [197] have conducted further studies to investigate the suitability of DBD plasma actuators for multipurpose applications and demonstrated that these devices are capable of performing ice sensing, deicing, and flow control simultaneously.…”

Section: Ice Sensing By Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Actuatorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recent Developments on Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) Plasma Actuators for Icing Mitigation

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Ice accretion is a common issue on aircraft flying in cold climate conditions. The ice accumulation on aircraft surfaces disturbs the adjacent airflow field, increases the drag, and significantly reduces the aircraft’s aerodynamic performance. It also increases the weight of the aircraft and causes the failure of critical components in some situations, leading to premature aerodynamic stall and loss of control and lift. With this in mind, several authors have begun to study the thermal effects of plasma actuators for icing control and mitigation, considering both aeronautical and wind energy applications. Although this is a recent topic, several studies have already been performed, and it is clear this topic has attracted the attention of several research groups. Considering the importance and potential of using dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma actuators for ice mitigation, we aim to present in this paper the first review on this topic, summarizing all the information reported in the literature about three major subtopics: thermal effects induced by DBD plasma actuators, plasma actuators’ ability in deicing and ice formation prevention, and ice detection capability of DBD plasma actuators. An overview of the characteristics of these devices is performed and conclusions are drawn regarding recent developments in the application of plasma actuators for icing mitigation purposes.

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Section: Ice Sensing By Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Actuatorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recent Developments on Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) Plasma Actuators for Icing Mitigation

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“…In addition, researchers revealed that plasma actuators produce considerable thermal effects during their operation, which can be used for icing mitigation [16][17][18][19]. Bearing this in mind, several researchers focused their studies on the operation of DBD plasma actuators for simultaneous active flow control and icing accumulation prevention [20,21].…”

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Plasma Actuators Based on Alumina Ceramics for Active Flow Control Applications

Rodrigues,

Shvydyuk,

Nunes-Pereira

et al. 2024

Ceramics

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Plasma actuators have demonstrated great potential for active flow control applications, including boundary layer control, flow separation delay, turbulence control, and aircraft noise reduction. In particular, the material used as a dielectric barrier is crucial for the proper operation of the device. Currently, the variety of dielectrics reported in the literature is still quite restricted to polymers including Kapton, Teflon, poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), Cirlex, polyisobutylene (PIB) rubber, or polystyrene. Nevertheless, several studies have highlighted the fragilities of polymeric dielectric layers when actuators operate at significantly high-voltage and -frequency levels or for long periods. In the current study, we propose the use of alumina-based ceramic composites as alternative materials for plasma actuator dielectric layers. The alumina composite samples were fabricated and characterized in terms of microstructure, electrical parameters, and plasma-induced flow velocity and compared with a conventional Kapton-based actuator. It was concluded that alumina-based dielectrics are suitable materials for plasma actuator applications, being able to generate plasma-induced flow velocities of approximately 4.5 m/s. In addition, it was verified that alumina-based ceramic actuators can provide similar fluid mechanical efficiencies to Kapton actuators. Furthermore, the ceramic dielectrics present additional characteristics, such as high-temperature resistance, which are not encompassed by conventional Kapton actuators, which makes them suitable for high-temperature applications such as turbine blade film cooling enhancement and plasma-assisted combustion. The high porosity of the ceramic results in lower plasma-induced flow velocity and lower fluid mechanical efficiency, but by minimizing the porosity, the fluid mechanical efficiency is increased.

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“…For example, plasma anti/de-icing technology has become a research hotspot [14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. With in-depth research of dielectric-barrier discharge (DBD) plasma in the field of active flow control, its remarkable thermal properties have attracted attention in recent years and started to be widely used in plasma anti/deicing technology [21,22], which plays an important role in the field of plasma anti/de-icing. Researchers have conducted a significant amount of research in the field of anti/de-icing using DBD plasma and have achieved great results [15][16][17].…”

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Experimental investigation on de-icing by an array of impact rod-type plasma synthetic jets

Liu

Liang

Zong

et al. 2023

Plasma Sci. Technol.

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Since flight accidents due to aircraft icing occur from time to time, this paper proposes an array of impact rod type plasma synthesis jet de-icing method for aircraft icing problem. The impact rod type plasma synthesis jet actuator is based on the traditional plasma synthesis jet actuator with an additional impact rod structure for better de-icing in the flight environment.In this paper, we first optimize the ice-breaking performance of a single impact rod type plasma synthesis jet actuator, and then conduct an array of impact rod type plasma synthesis jet ice-breaking experiments to investigate the relationship between crack expansion and discharge energy, ice thickness, and group spacing. The results show that the impact force and impulse of a single impact rod type plasma synthesis jet actuator are proportional to the discharge energy, and there exists a threshold energy Qmin for a single actuator to break the ice, which is proportional to the ice thickness.Only when the discharge energy reaches above Qmin can the ice layer produce cracks, and at the same time, the maximum radial crack length produced during the ice breaking process is proportional to the discharge energy. When the ice is broken by an array of impact rod plasma synthetic jet actuator, the discharge energy and the group spacing together determine whether the crack can be extended to the middle region of the actuator. When the group spacing is certain, increasing the energy can increase the intersection of cracks in the middle region, and the ice fragmentation degree is increased and the ice breaking effect is better. At the same time, the energy estimation method of ice breaking by array of impact rod type plasma synthesis jets is proposed according to the law when a single actuator is breaking ice.

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Multipurpose distributed dielectric-barrier-discharge plasma actuation: Icing sensing, anti-icing, and flow control in one

Cited by 15 publications

References 26 publications

Recent Developments on Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) Plasma Actuators for Icing Mitigation

Recent Developments on Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) Plasma Actuators for Icing Mitigation

Plasma Actuators Based on Alumina Ceramics for Active Flow Control Applications

Experimental investigation on de-icing by an array of impact rod-type plasma synthetic jets

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