Dual Synthetic Jet Actuator

The proposed capstone project aims to design, fabricate, and experimentally test the performance of a dual synthetic jet actuators (SJAs) for flow control in a water tank. SJAs are innovative devices used for fluidic active flow control, with applications in aerospace and ground vehicles, electronic device cooling, jet vectoring, and mixing in fluid thermal systems. The project will focus on hands-on machining and manufacturing to create cost-effective dual SJAs with adjustable exit spacing.

Initial 3D printed Prototype of the device with different orifice geometry to test the effect that it would yield

Testing the deflection of the Piezoelectric Diaphragm with a 3D printed Jig with different weights ontop:

The assembly process of the Final design version of the DSJA:

Testing Phase of the DSJA where ink would be injected and vortices would be recorded:

Different configuration (vertical or hortizontal) to record if there is any variance that the DSJA would experience depending on the orientation of the device. Assembly Experiment.pdf