Method and apparatus for providing high control authority atmospheric plasma
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H05H-001/24
B64C-023/00
F15D-001/00
출원번호
US-0770347
(2014-02-25)
등록번호
US-9820369
(2017-11-14)
국제출원번호
PCT/US2014/018444
(2014-02-25)
국제공개번호
WO2014/131055
(2014-08-28)
발명자
/ 주소
Roy, Subrata
출원인 / 주소
University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
대리인 / 주소
Saliwanchik, Lloyd & Eisenschenk
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초록▼
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 meth
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.
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1. A plasma actuator, comprising: a curved surface;a pair of electrodes;a voltage source configured to apply a voltage across the pair of electrodes; andat least one magnet,wherein the at least one magnet is positioned with respect to the curved surface such that a magnetic field is created in a reg
1. A plasma actuator, comprising: a curved surface;a pair of electrodes;a voltage source configured to apply a voltage across the pair of electrodes; andat least one magnet,wherein the at least one magnet is positioned with respect to the curved surface such that a magnetic field is created in a region above the curved surface,wherein the pair of electrodes are positioned with respect to the curved surface, such that when the voltage source applies the voltage across the pair of electrodes, when an ionizable gas;an ionizable gas mixture; oran ionizable gas and an ionizable gas mixture, near or at atmospheric pressure is located in the region above the curved surface, an electric field is created in the region above the curved surface that creates a plasma having electrons and positive ions,wherein the electric field pushes the electrons such that the electrons obtain a velocity having a velocity component due to the electric field,wherein the electrons are pushed by the magnetic field such that the electrons are moved closer to the curved surface such that charge separation is increased,wherein the increased charge separation increases a space charge created electric field component, andwherein an increased force applied to the positive ions by the space charge created electric field component enhances a thrust applied to: the ionizable gas;the ionizable gas mixture; orthe ionizable gas and the ionizable gas mixture, respectively. 2. The plasma actuator according to claim 1, wherein the at least one magnet comprises a permanent magnet. 3. The plasma actuator according to claim 1, wherein the at least one magnet comprises an electromagnet. 4. A plasma actuator, comprising: a surface;a pair of electrodes;a voltage source configured to apply a voltage across the pair of electrodes; andat least one magnet,wherein the at least one magnet is positioned with respect to the surface such that a magnetic field is created in a region above the surface,wherein the pair of electrodes are positioned with respect to the surface, such that when the voltage source applies the voltage across the pair of electrodes, when: an ionizable gas;an ionizable gas mixture; oran ionizable gas and an ionizable gas mixture, near or at atmospheric pressure is located in the region above the surface, an electric field is created in the region above the surface that creates a plasma having electrons and positive ions,wherein the electric field pushes the electrons such that the electrons obtain a velocity having a velocity component due to the electric field,wherein the electric field pushes the positive ions such that the positive ions obtain an ion velocity having an ion velocity component due to the electric field, andwherein the positive ions are pushed by the magnetic field in a direction of flow. 5. The plasma actuator according to claim 4, wherein the surface is a curved surface,wherein when the electric field pushes the electrons the electrons move closer to the curved surface such that charge separation is increased,wherein the electrons are pushed by the magnetic field in a direction of flow,wherein the increased charge separation increases a space charge created electric field component,wherein an increased force applied to the positive ions by the space charge created electric field component enhances an ion velocity component due to the electric field, andwherein the enhancement in the ion velocity component due to the electric field increases a force applied to the positive ions by the magnetic field that increases thrust applied to: the ionizable gas;the ionizable gas mixture; orthe ionizable gas and the ionizable gas mixture, respectively. 6. A plasma actuator, comprising: a surface;a pair of electrodes;a voltage source configured to apply a voltage across the pair of electrodes; andat least one aperture in the surface,wherein the pair of electrodes are positioned with respect to the surface, such that when the voltage source applies the voltage across the pair of electrodes, when: an ionizable gas;an ionizable gas mixture; oran ionizable gas and an ionizable gas mixture, near or at atmospheric pressure is located in a region above the surface, an electric field is created in the region above the surface that creates a plasma and an electrohydrodynamic force that pushes:the ionizable gas;the ionizable gas mixture; orthe ionizable gas and the ionizable gas mixture, respectively, to create a flow of:the ionizable gas;the ionizable gas mixture; orthe ionizable gas and the ionizable gas mixture, respectively, andwherein the at least one aperture is positioned with respect to the surface such that the flow creates a pressure that pulls: a second gas;a second gas mixture; ora second gas and a second gas mixture, out of the at least one aperture and entrains:the second gas;the second gas mixture; orthe second gas and the second gas mixture, respectively, such that shear between the flow and the surface is reduced. 7. The plasma actuator according to claim 6, wherein: the second gas;the second gas mixture; orthe second gas and the second gas mixture, respectively, is the same as:the ionizable gas;the ionizable gas mixture; orthe ionizable gas and the ionizable gas mixture, respectively. 8. The plasma actuator according to claim 6, wherein: the second gas;the second gas mixture; orthe second gas and the second gas mixture, respectively, is pumped out through the at least one aperture and is entrained in the flow. 9. A plasma actuator, comprising: a first surface and a second surface,wherein a region is located between the first surface and the second surface;a first at least one electrode;a second at least one electrode,wherein the second at least one electrode is separated from the first surface, separated from the second surface, and positioned in the region; anda voltage source configured to apply a voltage across the first at least one electrode and the second at least one electrode,wherein the first at least one electrode and the second at least one electrode are positioned with respect to the first surface and the second surface, such that when the voltage source applies the voltage across the first at least one electrode and the second at least one electrode, when: an ionizable gas;an ionizable gas mixture; oran ionizable gas and an ionizable gas mixture near or at atmospheric pressure is located in the region, an electric field is created in the region that creates a plasma and an electrohydrodynamic force that pushes:the ionized gas;the ionizable gas mixture; orthe ionized gas and the ionizable gas mixture, respectively, to create a flow of:the ionizable gas;the ionizable gas mixture;the ionizable gas and the ionizable gas mixture, respectively. 10. A method of creating a thrust, comprising: providing a plasma actuator,wherein the plasma actuator comprises: a curved surface;a pair of electrodes;a voltage source configured to apply a voltage across the pair of electrodes; andat least one magnet,wherein the at least one magnet is positioned with respect to the curved surface such that a magnetic field is created in a region above the curved surface,wherein the pair of electrodes are positioned with respect to the curved surface, such that when the voltage source applies the voltage across the pair of electrodes, when an ionizable gas;an ionizable gas mixture; oran ionizable gas and an ionizable gas mixture, near or at atmospheric pressure is located in the region above the curved surface, an electric field is created in the region above the curved surface that creates a plasma having electrons and positive ions,wherein the electric field pushes the electrons such that the electrons obtain a velocity having a velocity component due to the electric field,wherein the electrons are pushed by the magnetic field such that the electrons are moved closer to the curved surface such that charge separation is increased,wherein the increased charge separation increases a space charge created electric field component, andwherein an increased force applied to the positive ions by the space charge created electric field component enhances a thrust applied to: the ionizable gas;the ionizable gas mixture; orthe ionizable gas and the ionizable gas mixture, respectively; andapplying the voltage across the pair of electrodes when the ionizable gas;the ionizable gas mixture; orthe ionizable gas and the ionizable gas mixture, near or at atmospheric pressure is located in the region above the curved surface. 11. A method of creating a thrust, comprising: providing a plasma actuator,wherein the plasma actuator comprises: a surface;a pair of electrodes;a voltage source configured to apply a voltage across the pair of electrodes; andat least one magnet,wherein the at least one magnet is positioned with respect to the surface such that a magnetic field is created in a region above the surface,wherein the pair of electrodes are positioned with respect to the surface, such that when the voltage source applies the voltage across the pair of electrodes, when: an ionizable gas;an ionizable gas mixture; oran ionizable gas and an ionizable gas mixture, near or at atmospheric pressure is located in the region above the surface, an electric field is created in the region above the surface that creates a plasma having electrons and positive ions,wherein the electric field pushes the electrons such that the electrons obtain a velocity having a velocity component due to the electric field,wherein the electric field pushes the positive ions such that the positive ions obtain an ion velocity having an ion velocity component due to the electric field, andwherein the positive ions are pushed by the magnetic field in a direction of flow; andapplying the voltage across the pair of electrodes when the ionizable gas;the ionizable gas mixture; orthe ionizable gas and the ionizable gas mixture, near or at atmospheric pressure is located in the region above the surface. 12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the surface is a curved surface,wherein when the electric field pushes the electrons the electrons move closer to the curved surface such that charge separation is increased,wherein the electrons are pushed by the magnetic field in a direction of flow,wherein the increased charge separation increases a space charge created electric field component,wherein an increased force applied to the positive ions by the space charge created electric field component enhances an ion velocity component due to the electric field,wherein the enhancement in the ion velocity component due to the electric field increases a force applied to the positive ions by the magnetic field that increases thrust applied to: the ionizable gas;the ionizable gas mixture; orthe ionizable gas and the ionizable gas mixture, respectively, andwherein applying the voltage across the pair of electrodes when the ionizable gas;the ionizable gas mixture; orthe ionizable gas and the ionizable gas mixture, near or at atmospheric pressure is located in the region above the surface comprises:applying the voltage across the pair of electrodes when the ionizable gas;the ionizable gas mixture; orthe ionizable gas and the ionizable gas mixture, near or at atmospheric pressure is located in the region above the curved surface. 13. A method of reducing shear between a flow and a surface, comprising: providing a plasma actuator,wherein the plasma actuator comprises: a surface;a pair of electrodes;a voltage source configured to apply a voltage across the pair of electrodes; andat least one aperture in the surface,wherein the pair of electrodes are positioned with respect to the surface, such that when the voltage source applies the voltage across the pair of electrodes, when: an ionizable gas;an ionizable gas mixture; oran ionizable gas and an ionizable gas mixture, near or at atmospheric pressure is located in a region above the surface, an electric field is created in the region above the surface that creates a plasma and an electrohydrodynamic force that pushes:the ionizable gas;the ionizable gas mixture; orthe ionizable gas and the ionizable gas mixture, respectively, to create a flow of:the ionizable gas;the ionizable gas mixture; orthe ionizable gas and the ionizable gas mixture, respectively, andwherein the at least one aperture is positioned with respect to the surface such that the flow creates a pressure that pulls: a second gas;a second gas mixture; ora second gas and a second gas mixture, out of the at least one aperture and entrains:the second gas;the second gas mixture; orthe second gas and the second gas mixture, respectively, such that shear between the flow and the surface is reduced; andapplying the voltage across the pair of electrodes when the ionizable gas;the ionizable gas mixture; orthe ionizable gas and the ionizable gas mixture, near or at atmospheric pressure is located in the region above the curved surface. 14. A method of creating a flow, comprising: providing a plasma actuator,wherein the plasma actuator comprises: a first surface and a second surface,wherein a region is located between the first surface and the second surface;a first at least one electrode;a second at least one electrode,wherein the second at least one electrode is separated from the first surface, separated from the second surface, and positioned in the region; anda voltage source configured to apply a voltage across the first at least one electrode and the second at least one electrode,wherein the first at least one electrode and the second at least one electrode are positioned with respect to the first surface and the second surface, such that when the voltage source applies the voltage across the first at least one electrode and the second at least one electrode, when: an ionizable gas;an ionizable gas mixture; oran ionizable gas and an ionizable gas mixture near or at atmospheric pressure is located in the region, an electric field is created in the region that creates a plasma and an electrohydrodynamic force that pushes:the ionized gas;the ionizable gas mixture; orthe ionized gas and the ionizable gas mixture, respectively, to create a flow of:the ionizable gas;the ionizable gas mixture;the ionizable gas and the ionizable gas mixture, respectively; andapplying the voltage across the first at least one electrode and the second at least one electrode when the ionizable gas;the ionizable gas mixture; orthe ionizable gas and the ionizable gas mixture, near or at atmospheric pressure is located in the region. 15. The plasma actuator according to claim 1, wherein the curved surface is an inner surface of a hollow cylinder,wherein a first electrode and a second electrode of the pair of electrodes are offset from each other in a longitudinal direction of the hollow cylinder, andwherein the thrust applied to the ionizable gas;the ionizable gas mixture; orthe ionizable gas and the ionizable gas mixture has a component in the longitudinal direction of the hollow cylinder. 16. The plasma actuator according to claim 1, wherein the pair of electrodes have a spiral pattern at an angle greater than 0° and less than 90° with respect to the longitudinal direction of the hollow cylinder. 17. The plasma actuator according to claim 9, wherein the second at least one electrode comprises two or more electrodes. 18. The plasma actuator according to claim 9, wherein the first surface and the second channel are on an inner surface of a channel, andwherein the flow has a direction of flow in a longitudinal direction of the channel. 19. The plasma actuator according to claim 18, wherein the first surface is an inner surface of a first wall of the channel,wherein the second surface is an inner surface of a second wall of the channel,wherein the first at least one electrode comprises a first wall electrode in contact with the first wall and a second wall electrode in contact with the second wall, andwherein the second at least one electrode comprises two or more electrodes. 20. The plasma actuator according to claim 19, wherein the first wall electrode and a second wall electrode are offset from the second at least one electrode in the longitudinal direction of the channel. 21. The method according to claim 10, wherein the at least one magnet comprises a permanent magnet. 22. The method according to claim 10, wherein the at least one magnet comprises an electromagnet. 23. The method according to claim 13, wherein: the second gas;the second gas mixture; orthe second gas and the second gas mixture, respectively, is the same as:the ionizable gas;the ionizable gas mixture; orthe ionizable gas and the ionizable gas mixture, respectively. 24. The method according to claim 13, wherein: the second gas;the second gas mixture; orthe second gas and the second gas mixture, respectively, is pumped out through the at least one aperture and is entrained in the flow. 25. The method according to claim 10, wherein the curved surface is an inner surface of a hollow cylinder,wherein a first electrode and a second electrode of the pair of electrodes are offset from each other in a longitudinal direction of the hollow cylinder, andwherein the thrust applied to the ionizable gas;the ionizable gas mixture; orthe ionizable gas and the ionizable gas mixture has a component in the longitudinal direction of the hollow cylinder. 26. The method according to claim 10, wherein the pair of electrodes have a spiral pattern at an angle greater than 0° and less than 90° with respect to the longitudinal direction of the hollow cylinder. 27. The method according to claim 14, wherein the second at least one electrode comprises two or more electrodes. 28. The method according to claim 14, wherein the first surface and the second channel are on an inner surface of a channel, andwherein the flow has a direction of flow in a longitudinal direction of the channel. 29. The method according to claim 28, wherein the first surface is an inner surface of a first wall of the channel,wherein the second surface is an inner surface of a second wall of the channel,wherein the first at least one electrode comprises a first wall electrode in contact with the first wall and a second wall electrode in contact with the second wall, andwherein the second at least one electrode comprises two or more electrodes. 30. The method according to claim 29, wherein the first wall electrode and a second wall electrode are offset from the second at least one electrode in the longitudinal direction of the channel.
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