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PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)Texas Engineering Experiment Station Texas A&M University CoUege Station Texas 77843-3141 This work presents an investigation of synthetic jet actuation for separation control over wings/airfoils, in steady and unsteady flows, the development of hi^-power, compact synthetic jet actuators (SJA) for flow separation control, the modelmg and control of such actuators and the modeling and control of the resulting SJA-controUed aerodynamics and wing/airfoil, respectively. The developed actuator is compact enough to fit in the interior of a NACA0015 profiled wing with a chord of 0.375 m. Test bench experiments showed that the multi-piston actuator array was capable of producing exit velocities of up to 90 m/s for an actuator frequency of 130 Hz. The actuator was placed in a NACA 0015 wmg and tested m a wmd tunnel. An experimental investigation into the effects of a synthetic jet actuator on the performance of the wing, in steady flow, is described. Emphasis is placed on the capabilities of the actoator to control the separation of the flow over the wing at high angles of attack. The investigation included the use of force balance measurements, on -surface flow visualization with oil and tufts, off-surface flow vBualizations with smoke, surface pressure distribution measurements and wake surveys.
SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)USAF