The structure of this presentation is divided in these 12 poitns: Where do we come from Background about cavities Objectives of work

Methodology of work Cavity geometry and configuration Equipment and instrumentation Measuring methodology Wind tunnel experiments without flow injection Flow injection system characterization Wind tunnel experiments with flow injection Conclusions Current/Future works We come from Argentina, In out laboratory researchers performed various works since 2003 related to passive and active flow control upon aerodynamics bodies immersed in a turbulent flow. In this case we start with the study of cavities flows. So, there are some know problems related to cavities flows that produced undesirable consequences like comfort deterioration, noise pollution, structural problems, flow instabilities, etc. Because of these issues through a wide range of applications, cavity flows have been of practical and academic interest for more than a half century. Most of the methods to control cavity flows tried to actively control the separating flow by introducing velocity fluctuations at the leading edge of the cavity, by means of wall jets, piezoelectric flaps, etc. In that order we study the characteristics of the cavity flow when the incident free stream is turbulent and how to achieve some control on its vortex pattern inside it and on the developed turbulent boundary layer outside the cavity. We intend to use the cavity flow generated as an active flow control system to manage the turbulent boundary layer outside it. The final intention of this work is to associate the cavity to a body and evaluate its influence as an active flow control device, for example: Enhance lift, Reduce drag, Enhance aerodynamic efficiency, Induce or prevent separation, Reduce or enhance turbulence, Promote or delay Boundary layer transition The natural flow pattern of the cavity is almost like we can see in this picture (top left); under turbulent incident flow we observed a vortex inside the cavity changing its

rotational speed as the free stream velocity is increased, and there is some flow ejection at the trailing edge, which seems to be periodic. the plots are between 4mm and 100mm (the complete height we measured) Well, we arrive to the conclusion: -we found that the flow could be injected at the same frequency of the electro valve commutation, although there is an important energy dissipation associated to the system configuration. -It is necessary to measure at least in 3 longitudinal planes at the same time in order to determine the flow pattern of the ejected flow. -We have to measure downstream of station P7 to discover how the flow evolves further than 20cm behind cavity trailing edge. -and well the conclusion about the turbulence intensities profiles that I mentioned before, because its know the relation between the change in the aerodynamics coefficients and the variation of the turbulences intensity and scale.