The Flow Control Laboratory is located in the Tark-Recu Turbo and Jet Engine Building at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.

 

Our research is directed towards flow control topics with a strong emphasis on energy-related problems.

 

At the heart of the lab is the unsteady low-speed wind tunnel. 

Our projects are directed at flow control applications that enable effective and efficient energy generation and consumption. This includes wind turbines, air vehicles, aero-engines and land-based turbomachinery.

 

Currently active projects include: 

Load control on wind turbine blades

Plasma-Based flow control on wind turbines

Plasma-Based flow control in axial fans

Fundamental studies on unsteady aerodynamics

Wind-energy generation by active flow control

Plasma flow characterization in electric arc tunnels