Abstract
Plasma Synthetic Jet Actuator(PSJA) is a jet generating device composed of anode-cathode pair and an insulator, and is used for drag reduction and lift augmentation. The synthetic jet is generated by electromagnetic forces produced by AC high voltage between the electrodes. In this paper, we present a Computational Fluid Dynamics(CFD) analysis for the separatio ncontrol of the NACA0015 airfoil using PSJA. In solving the Navier-Stokes equations, we use a two-dimensional body force model based on the Maxwell's equations and Lorenz equation. We obtained the body force distribution and flow velocity distribution around the PSJA. Moreover, the result shows that separation vortex is suppressed by flow control. Simulation result of the value of drag was close to experimental data.
