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Radiofrequency plasma stabilization of a low-Reynolds-number channel flow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 May 2014

Timothy J. Fuller ,
Andrea G. Hsu ,
Rodrigo Sanchez-Gonzalez ,
Jacob C. Dean ,
Simon W. North  and
Rodney D. W. Bowersox
Timothy J. Fuller
Affiliation:
Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
Andrea G. Hsu
Affiliation:
Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
Rodrigo Sanchez-Gonzalez
Affiliation:
Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
Jacob C. Dean
Affiliation:
Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
Simon W. North
Affiliation:
Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
Rodney D. W. Bowersox*
Affiliation:
Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
*
†Email address for correspondence: bowersox@aero.tamu.edu
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Abstract

The effects of plasma heating and thermal non-equilibrium on the statistical properties of a low-Reynolds-number ($Re_{\tau } = 49$) turbulent channel flow were experimentally quantified using particle image velocimetry, two-line planar laser-induced fluorescence, coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy and emission spectroscopy. Tests were conducted at two radiofrequency plasma settings. The nitrogen, in air, was vibrationally excited to $T_{vib} \sim 1240\ \mathrm{K}$ and 1550 K for 150 W and 300 W plasma settings, respectively, while the vibrational temperature of the oxygen and the rotational/translational temperatures of all species remained near room temperature. The peak axial turbulence intensities in the shear layers were reduced by 15 and 30 % in moving across the plasma for the 150 and 300 W cases, respectively. The plasma did not alter the transverse intensities. The Reynolds shear stresses were reduced by 30 and 50 % for the 150 and 300 W cases. The corresponding Reynolds shear stress correlation coefficient was also reduced, which indicates that the large-scale structures were diminished. Finally, the plasma enhanced the turbulence decay in the zero-shear regions, where the power law decay $t^{-1/n}$ exponential factor $n$ decreased from 1.0 to 0.8.

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Low-Reynolds-number flows: Low-Reynolds-number flows MHD and Electrohydrodynamics: Plasmas Turbulent Flows: Turbulent Flows
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 748 , 10 June 2014 , pp. 663 - 691
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