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Jinjun Wang; Lihao Feng

doi:10.1017/9781316676448.002

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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 December 2018

Jinjun Wang and

Lihao Feng

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Jinjun Wang: Affiliation:
Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Lihao Feng: Affiliation:
Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

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A general introduction to flow control is presented, including the background, classification, and features of various passive and active techniques. The passive methods include Gurney flap, vortex generator, bump, cavity, roughness, small disturbance, bleed, splitter plate, polymer, and biomimetic techniques. The active methods include oscillation and flow perturbation, acoustic excitation, jet, synthetic jet, plasma actuator, and Lorentz force.

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Information: Flow Control Techniques and Applications , pp. 1 - 22

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316676448.002 [Opens in a new window]

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