Study on Characteristics of DBD Plasma Actuator as Design Parameters for Plasma Flow Control

DBD(Dielectric Barrier Discharge) 플라즈마 액츄에이터의 설계 파라미터에 따른 특성을 연구하였다. 방전전압, 주파수, 전극의 간격, 폭, 길이, 유전체 두께에 따른 DBD 플라즈마 액츄에이터의 유속 및 소모전력을 측정하였다. 방전전압과 주파수가 클수록 유속과 소모전력은 증가하였다. 전극간격은 클수록 소모전력은 감소하면서 유속은 증가하였으나, 플라즈마 방전을 위해 높은 전압이 요구되었다. 상부전극폭은 좁을수록, 하부전극폭은 넓을수록 일정한 소모전력으로 유속을 증가시킬 수 있었다. 주어진 방전조건과 전극형상에서 DBD 플라즈마 액츄에이터의 성능을 예측할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다. Characteristics of DBD(Dielectric Barrier Discharge) plasma actuator as design parameters were investigated for plasma flow control. Flow velocity and power consumption of the DBD plasma actuator were measured according to the design parameters such as discharge voltage and frequency, gap, width and length of electrode, and the thickness of dielectric barrier. The flow velocity and power consumption increased as the discharge voltage and frequency increased. As the electrode gap increased, the flow velocity increased with decreasing the power consumption, whereas high voltage was required for the plasma discharge. The flow velocity increased as the upper-electrode width decreased, and as the lower-electrode width increased at the constant power consumption. The performance of the DBD plasma actuator can be estimated at the given discharge and geometry conditions.