Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes Computations of Synthetic Jet Flows Using Deforming Meshes

Realistic computations of flows induced by synthetic jets in multiple flow conditions are studied with an unsteady preconditioned Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes solver with deforming meshes. Deforming meshes suitable for structured grid systems are used to simulate the motion of diaphragms driven at a given frequency.With deforming meshes, a boundary-conditionmodel is not necessary for synthetic jet calculations. To obtain time-accurate solutions with a grid system under deformation, the geometric conservation law is employed. Numerical calculations of three cases of the Langley Research Center Workshop Computational Fluid Dynamics Validation of Synthetic Jets and Turbulent Separation Control workshop are carried out, and the computational results are compared with the experimental data. The results indicate the effectiveness of the current method in synthetic jet flow computations.