Synthetic Jets Fundamentals and Applications

Compiles Information from a Multitude of Sources

Synthetic jets have been used in numerous applications, and are part of an emergent field. Accumulating information from hundreds of journal articles and conference papers, Synthetic Jets: Fundamentals and Applications brings together in one book the fundamentals and applications of fluidic actuators. Clearly and thoroughly explaining the mechanisms of underlying synthetic jet behavior?from aerospace to mechanical engineering?this book addresses a variety of aspects, and provides a holistic, systematic approach of the subject.

Covers Fundamental Principles, Analysis Techniques, and Applications

Designed as a starting point for newcomers, the book is divided into three parts: fundamentals, techniques, and applications, and focuses on a class of incompressible jet flows where the jet is made up of the surrounding fluid. It explores fluid dynamics, hydrodynamic modeling, acoustics, and fabrication. It covers key measurement techniques, computational modeling, and synthetic jet design. In addition to highlighting the concepts and applications of synthetic jets, (in particular their uses in flow control and thermal management in electronic devices), the book explores attempts to improve and accelerate the design and optimization processes (from flow control to electronic cooling and propulsion) involved in a wealth of applied knowledge.

• Features prominent experts in the field



• Surveys the state of the art



• Details a pathway to future advances in the industry

Synthetic Jets: Fundamentals and Applications

Synthetic Jets: Basic Principles. Design of Synthetic Jets. SECTION II Techniques. Measurement Techniques for Synthetic Jets. Computational Modeling of Synthetic Jets. Reduced-OrderModeling of Synthetic Jets. SECTION III Applications. Separation Control. Application of Synthetic Jets to Controlling Dynamically. Changing Flows. Synthetic Jets in Boundary Layers. Synthetic Jets for Heat Transfer Augmentation. Application of Zero-NetMass-Flux Actuators for Propulsion: Biology and Engineering. Index.

Kamran Mohseni is professor and W.P. Bushnell endowed chair in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Florida in Gainesville. He is also the director of the Institute for Networked Autonomous Systems there. He earned his doctorate from the California Institute of Technology in mechanical engineering and his masters from Imperial College London in aeronautics and applied mathematics. His research interests include bio inspired unmanned aerial and underwater vehicles, vehicle system dynamics and control, mobile sensor networking, and fluid dynamics.

Rajat Mittal