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Introduction to Modern Flow Control

Code 16120
Year 1
Semester S1
ECTS Credits 6
Workload PL(15H)/T(30H)/TP(15H)
Scientific area Mechanics and Electrotechnics
Entry requirements N.A.
Learning outcomes On successful completion of this course unit, students should be able to:
• acquire familiarity with active and passive flow control techniques
• explain the effect of Reynolds number on flow control
• Explain the effect of various flow control techniques on boundary layer transition and separation.
• Explain the effect of flow control on Drag reduction and mixing enhancement.
• Conduct simple simulations of active flow control systems
Syllabus • Brief History of Flow Control
• Review of governing equations of fluid flow
• Physical Concepts Underlying the Development and Application of Active Flow Control
• Flow Control Terminology, Transition control, separation control
• Role of Instability Theory in Flow Control
• Dynamic and Closed-Loop Control
• Actuators and Sensors
• Modeling and Simulation
• Application of flow control for fixed Wing Airfoil Applications, Turbomachinery Applications, Combustion Control, Aeroacoustics of Flow Control
Main Bibliography • Mohamed Gad-el-Hak. Flow control: Passive, Active, and Reactive Flow Management, Cambridge University Press, 2009.
• Max D. Gunzburger, Perspectives in Flow Control and Optimization, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 2003
• R. D. Joslin, Daniel N. Miller, Fundamentals and applications of modern flow control, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Reston, Va., 2009
• S. S. Sritharan, Optimal Control of Viscous Flow, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 1987.
• Petros Koumoutsakos, Igor Mezic, Control of Fluid Flow, 2006
Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2023-01-25

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