Numerical Study of a Novel Piston-type Synthetic Jet Actuator with a Quick-return Characteristic

A novel designed piston-type synthetic jet actuator has been developed, which has a quick-return characteristic. When moving to the Top Dead Centre, the piston in high speed route moves faster than the classical one. Compared with classical piston-type SJA, the pressure ratio of the cavity, jet velocity and the jet momentum of the novel SJA increase significantly, which greatly enhances the performance of the actuator. A parametric study has been carried out focusing on the affection in different actuation frequencies and duty cycle. Results show that the performance of the quick-return piston-type SJA is significantly improved.