Performance Improvement of Axial Compressors and Fans with Plasma Actuation

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="247613.fig.005a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijrm/volume-2009/247613/figures/247613.fig.005a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Spatial distribution of the force.</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="247613.fig.005b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijrm/volume-2009/247613/figures/247613.fig.005b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Zoomed region 1.</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><img alt="247613.fig.005c" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijrm/volume-2009/247613/figures/247613.fig.005c.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(c) </b>Zoomed region 2.</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Time-averaged spatial force distribution generated by a plasma actuator from the “hybrid” model.</table>

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Figure 5: Performance Improvement of Axial Compressors and Fans with Plasma Actuation 