Design of membrane actuator based on ferromagnetic shape memory alloy composite for synthetic jet applications

The active flow control (AFC) technology has been studied and shown that it can help aircraft improve aerodynamic performance and jet noise reduction. AFC can be achieved by a synthetic jet actuator injecting high momentum air into the airflow at the appropriate locations on aircraft wings. To produ...

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Published in:Sensors and actuators. A. Physical. 2006-01, Vol.125 (2), p.512-518
Main Authors: Liang, Yuanchang, Kuga, Yasuo, Taya, Minoru
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Active flow control
Composite
Ferromagnetic
Hybrid mechanism
Shape memory alloy
Synthetic jet actuator
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Summary:The active flow control (AFC) technology has been studied and shown that it can help aircraft improve aerodynamic performance and jet noise reduction. AFC can be achieved by a synthetic jet actuator injecting high momentum air into the airflow at the appropriate locations on aircraft wings. To produce strong synthetic jet flow at high frequency, a new membrane actuator based on ferromagnetic shape memory alloy (FSMA) composite and hybrid mechanism was designed and constructed. The hybrid mechanism is the stress-induced martensitic phase transformation caused by large force due to large magnetic field gradient, thus enhancing the displacement, as the stiffness of shape memory alloy reduces due to the martensitic transformation. This sequential event can take place within milliseconds. The high momentum airflow will be produced by the oscillation of the circular FSMA composite diaphragm close to its resonance frequency driven by electromagnets. Due to large force and martensitic transformation on the FSMA composite diaphragm, the membrane actuator that we designed can produce 190 m/s synthetic jets at 220 Hz.
ISSN:0924-4247
1873-3069
DOI:10.1016/j.sna.2005.09.002