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Methods and apparatus for reducing drag via a plasma actuator
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posted on 2016-06-07, 00:00 authored by Richard Spivey, Thomas C. CorkeA vehicle includes a surface over which airflow passes. A plasma actuator is configured to generate plasma above the surface, the plasma coupling a directed momentum into the air surrounding the surface to reduce separation of the airflow from the surface. A method of reducing separation of airflow from a surface of the vehicle includes generating plasma in air surrounding the surface at a position where the airflow would separate from the surface in the absence of the plasma.
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Patent Number
US 8091950 B2Other Application
11/934,272Inventor
Thomas C. Corke Richard SpiveyInventor from Local Institution
Thomas C. CorkeAssignee
University of Notre Dame Du LacDate Modified
2016-06-07Language
- English
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US 20080122252 A1Publisher
United States Patent and Trademark OfficeCooperative Patent Classification Codes
B62D 35/00 (20130101); B62D 35/001 (20130101); B64C 23/005 (20130101); F05D 2270/172 (20130101); Y02T 50/166 (20130101); B64C 2230/12 (20130101Contributor
Thomas C. CorkeInternational Patent Classification Codes
B62D 35/00 (20060101)US Patent Classification Codes
296/180.1; 296/180.2; 296/180.4;Usage metrics
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