Abstract
Abstract The present study aims to investigate the effectiveness of plasma actuators in controlling the flow around a finite wall-mounted square cylinder (FWMSC) with a longitudinal aspect ratio of 4. The test is conducted in a small-scale closed return-type wind tunnel. The Reynolds number of the experiments, Red, is 500 based on the width of the bluff body and the freestream velocity. The plasma actuators are installed on the top surface and the rear surface of the square cylinder. The induced flow velocities of the plasma actuators are modulated by adjusting the operating voltage and frequency of the high-voltage generator. In this work, particle image velocimetry (PIV) is used to obtain the velocity fields. Furthermore, force calculations are conducted to investigate the effect of using plasma actuators with different driving voltages on the drag force. Our results show that the plasma actuators can successfully suppress flow separation and reduce the turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) in the wake. A correlation between the drag coefficient and the operating voltage of the power generator is also revealed, and the mean drag coefficient is found to decrease with increasing imposing voltage. The plasma actuators can enhance the momentum exchange and the interactive behavior between the shear layer and the flow separation region, resulting in flow reattachment at the free end and shrinkage of the recirculation zone in the near-wake region of the bluff body. Overall, the present study demonstrates the practical effectiveness of using plasma actuators for flow control around FWMSC.
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