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Logic · 04-04-2024, 06:39 PM

I was looking into research on using Dielectric-barrier discharge (DBD) to minimize or eliminate the reverse flow in fan shrouds/ducts caused by wing/blade tip vortex shedding. When I came across this:
Aerodynamic drag reduction for a truck model using DBD plasma actuators
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10....78132221087852

"...the maximum drag reduction using three comb-shaped plasma actuators at the trailing edge of the trailer is 8.7%..."

I imagine that this may just be the tip of the iceburgon 'aero-ing' the rear of cars without using long tails. Maybe not, but certainly worth more research.

Speaking of research:
Sci-hub
is your friend. (Google it. Try more than just the 1st result as ScienceDirect and other research paper peddlers are forever trying to shut them down)
NB that you also get browser extensions to automate the process, but buyer beware...

Oops; wrong place and no way to delete the post..?

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Logic Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2022 Location: South Africa Posts: 515 Thanks: 171 Thanked 215 Times in 180 Posts	Dielectric-barrier discharge (DBD) for drag reduction I was looking into research on using Dielectric-barrier discharge (DBD) to minimize or eliminate the reverse flow in fan shrouds/ducts caused by wing/blade tip vortex shedding. When I came across this: Aerodynamic drag reduction for a truck model using DBD plasma actuators https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10....78132221087852 "...the maximum drag reduction using three comb-shaped plasma actuators at the trailing edge of the trailer is 8.7%..." I imagine that this may just be the tip of the iceburgon 'aero-ing' the rear of cars without using long tails. Maybe not, but certainly worth more research. Speaking of research: Sci-hub is your friend. (Google it. Try more than just the 1st result as ScienceDirect and other research paper peddlers are forever trying to shut them down) NB that you also get browser extensions to automate the process, but buyer beware... Oops; wrong place and no way to delete the post..?