학술논문

Drag reduction in flow over a flat plate using active feedback control
Document Type
Conference
Source
Proceedings of the 40th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (Cat. No.01CH37228) Decision and control Decision and Control, 2001. Proceedings of the 40th IEEE Conference on. 5:4489-4496 vol.5 2001
Subject
Robotics and Control Systems
Computing and Processing
Fluid flow control
Feedback control
Stress control
Open loop systems
Fluid flow
Drag
Testing
Computer simulation
Stress measurement
Computational modeling
Language
Abstract
This paper focuses on two-dimensional incompressible Newtonian fluid flow over a flat plate and studies the problem of reducing the frictional drag exerted on the plate using active feedback control. Several alternative control configurations, including both pointwise and spatially uniform control actuation and sensing, are developed and tested through computer simulations. All control configurations use control actuation in the form of blowing/suction on the plate and measurements of shear stresses along the plate. The simulation results indicate that the use of active feedback control, which employs reasonable control effort, can significantly reduce the frictional drag exerted on the plate compared to the open-loop values.