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Introducing a Multi-Modal Plasma Actuator for Turbulent Flow Actuation

Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Turin, Italy

*Researcher, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129, Turin, Italy; also Institute of Fluid Mechanics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany; (Corresponding Author).

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Marc T. Hehner

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany

†Researcher, Institute of Fluid Mechanics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.

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Saskia Pasch

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany

†Researcher, Institute of Fluid Mechanics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.

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Davide Gatti

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8178-9626

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany

†Researcher, Institute of Fluid Mechanics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.

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Jochen Kriegseis

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany

†Researcher, Institute of Fluid Mechanics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.

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Published Online:21 May 2023https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J062812

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This research was internally funded by the Institute of Fluid Mechanics. The authors wish to thank P. E. Pries van Dijk for contributing to the experiments. Technical support with experimental equipment from Fachgebiet für Strömungslehre und Aerodynamik at the Technical University of Darmstadt is also acknowledged.

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