25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS 2006-2.9.2

TURBULENT FLOW CONTROL BY ELECTROMAGNETIC FORCES

J. F. Dietiker, K. A. Hoffmann, M. J. Gordon
Wichita State Univ., USA

Keywords: Magnetohydrodynamics, Turbulence, Flow control

The application of electromagnetic forces to locally control turbulent flows is numerically investigated. Large Eddy Simulation and Reynolds-Averaged turbulence models are presented. The vortex shedding behind a square cylinder can be altered. A substantial reduction in the skin friction coefficient for the flow over a flat plate can be achieved.

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