Effect of gas compressibility on the characteristics of a synthetic jet flow

Ying Tao Ding*, Ri Na Su, Bo Li

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Abstract

Numerical simulations are performed to investigate the effects of gas compressibility on the synthetic jet flow. A slot synthetic jet and a circular orifice synthetic jet are simulated assuming 2D and axis-symmetric behavior. The velocity of orifice, frequency response and the compressibility are studied through simulation. The numerical results are validated against existing experimental and analytical data, and good agreement are obtained. Gas compressibility effects on the synthetic jet flow are discussed. In conclusion, for the two kinds of different synthetic jets studied in this paper, the critical values of Mach number are 0.082 and 0.033.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)442-446
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Beijing Institute of Technology (English Edition)
Volume21
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2012

Keywords

  • Gas compressibility
  • Gumerical simulation
  • Mach number
  • Synthetic jet

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