Date of Award
12-2021
Access Type
Thesis - Open Access
Degree Name
Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering
Department
Aerospace Engineering
Committee Chair
Dr. Vladimir Golubev
First Committee Member
Dr. William MacKunis
Second Committee Member
Dr. Reda Mankbadi
Abstract
We implement and explore the success of a nonlinear, closed loop flow control strategy based on POD-ROM focusing on boundary-layer transitional flow in high-fidelity computational studies involving FDL3DI ILES code. Controlling the boundary-layer transition from laminar to turbulent allows the laminar boundary-layer to be lengthened, decreasing skin-friction drag on an airfoil. Analyses are conducted on a flat plate with an elliptical leading edge, later to be implemented in future studies with real airfoil geometry. The feedback control design employs strategically placed synthetic-jet micro actuators and pressure sensors. The efficiency of the closed-loop flow control strategies is examined in comparison with open-loop control.
Scholarly Commons Citation
Theobald-Deschine, Miriam, "High Fidelity Studies in Closed-Loop Control of Unsteady Aerodynamics" (2021). Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses. 632.
https://commons.erau.edu/edt/632
