Abstract
Experiments studying the wing tip vortex, generated by a rectangular wing with a symmetric airfoil section and a straight tip, manipulated by surface plasma actuators are presented in this paper. Objectives are focused on modifying vortex development to alter streamwise vorticity downstream of the wing trailing edge. Actual limitation of the ionic wind magnitude obtained with DBD actuators leads to investigate vortex control by action on the transverse component of the freestream flow velocity. Different DBD arrangements installed near the wing tip were tested to examine effects of momentum addition, firstly on the pressure and suction side surfaces, and secondly, simultaneously located more precisely on the main vortex separation and attachment lines. Stereoscopic PIV measurements were performed in different planes orthogonal to the vortex development axis to visualize and characterize wing tip vortices. According to DBD arrangements, results of the actuation show a slight displacement of the wing tip vortex and a reduction of the mean streamwise vorticity level in its core.
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