Actuator Technologies for Flow Control in Aerodynamic and Energy Systems
A special issue of Actuators (ISSN 2076-0825). This special issue belongs to the section "Control Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 November 2026 | Viewed by 140
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fluid dynamics; CFD; energy systems
Interests: fluid machinery; machine design
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Flow control methods play a crucial role in improving the performance, efficiency, and reliability of aerodynamic and energy-related systems. In industrial applications such as turbomachinery, wind and hydro-energy devices, and thermal power systems, flow control strategies are increasingly employed to mitigate flow separation, reduce losses, control unsteady phenomena, and enhance overall system robustness.
This Special Issue focuses on the analysis, design, and optimization of flow control methods with a strong emphasis on industrially relevant applications. It welcomes contributions based on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), experimental investigations, or a combination of both. Contributions addressing passive and active flow control strategies are welcome, provided that realistic configurations, operating conditions, and performance trade-offs are considered. In particular, we focus on approaches capable of capturing complex flow phenomena associated with controlled flows, including turbulence, unsteadiness, and flow–structure interactions.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, CFD, experimental, or hybrid studies of flow control in turbomachinery, energy conversion systems, aerodynamic components, and thermal devices; modeling of flow control devices and strategies; performance enhancement and loss reduction through flow control; control of separation, stall, transition, wakes, and secondary flows; and optimization and design methodologies. Studies combining high-fidelity simulations with reduced-order models or data-driven approaches for flow control applications are also encouraged.
This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive overview of current advances in flow control methods, highlighting their practical relevance and potential impact on modern energy and aerodynamic systems.
Dr. Massimiliano Chillemi
Dr. Sebastian Brusca
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- CFD
- flow control methods
- turbomachinery
- energy systems
- aerodynamics
- numerical simulation
- experimental methods
- industrial applications
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