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1. US20160007436 - Method and apparatus for providing high control authority atmospheric plasma

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United States of America
Application Number 14770347
Application Date 25.02.2014
Publication Number 20160007436
Publication Date 07.01.2016
Grant Number 09820369
Grant Date 14.11.2017
Publication Kind B2
IPC
H05H 1/24
HELECTRICITY
05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
HPLASMA TECHNIQUE; PRODUCTION OF ACCELERATED ELECTRICALLY- CHARGED PARTICLES OR OF NEUTRONS; PRODUCTION OR ACCELERATION OF NEUTRAL MOLECULAR OR ATOMIC BEAMS
1Generating plasma; Handling plasma
24Generating plasma
B64C 23/00
BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
64AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
CAEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
23Influencing air-flow over aircraft surfaces, not otherwise provided for
F15D 1/00
FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
15FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
DFLUID DYNAMICS, i.e. METHODS OR MEANS FOR INFLUENCING THE FLOW OF GASES OR LIQUIDS
1Influencing the flow of fluids
CPC
H05H 1/24
HELECTRICITY
05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
HPLASMA TECHNIQUE
1Generating plasma; Handling plasma
24Generating plasma
B64C 23/005
BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
64AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
CAEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
23Influencing air-flow over aircraft surfaces, not otherwise provided for
005by other means not covered by groups B64C23/02 - B64C23/08, e.g. by electric charges, magnetic panels, piezoelectric elements, static charges or ultrasounds
B64C 2230/12
BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
64AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
CAEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
2230Boundary layer controls
12by using electromagnetic tiles, fluid ionizers, static charges or plasma
F15D 1/0075
FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
15FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
DFLUID DYNAMICS, i.e. METHODS OR MEANS FOR INFLUENCING THE FLOW OF GASES OR LIQUIDS
1Influencing flow of fluids
002by influencing the boundary layer
0065using active means, e.g. supplying external energy or injecting fluid
0075comprising electromagnetic or electrostatic means for influencing the state of the fluid, e.g. for ionising the fluid or for generating a plasma
H05H 1/2406
HELECTRICITY
05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
HPLASMA TECHNIQUE
1Generating plasma; Handling plasma
24Generating plasma
2406Dielectric barrier discharges
H05H 2001/2412
HELECTRICITY
05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
HPLASMA TECHNIQUE
1Generating plasma; Handling plasma
24Generating plasma
2406Dielectric barrier discharges
2412the dielectric being interposed between the electrodes
Applicants University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
Inventors Subrata Roy
Agents Saliwanchik, Lloyd & Eisenschenk
Title
(EN) Method and apparatus for providing high control authority atmospheric plasma
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Abstract
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Embodiments of the invention relate to a method and apparatus for providing high thrust density plasma, and/or high control authority plasma. In specific embodiments, such high thrust density, and/or high control authority, plasma can be at or near atmospheric pressure. Embodiments pertain to a method and apparatus that use electron confinement via one or more magnetic fields, and/or one or more electric fields, in a manner to improve the ionization due to surface plasma actuators. Specific embodiments can improve ionization by several orders of magnitude. This improved ionization can result in a high electric field inside the sheath for the same applied voltage and can result in very high thrust.
Related patent documents
WO/2014/131055
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