Boundary Layer Control with a Plasma Actuator Utilizing a Large GND Mesh Electrode and Two HV Electrode Configurations.

This article presents the results of experimental studies on the influence of the geometry of high-voltage plasma actuator electrodes on the change in flow in the boundary layer and their influence on the change in the lift coefficient. The plasma actuator used in the described experimental studies has a completely different structure. The experimental model of the plasma actuator uses a large mesh ground electrode and different geometries of the high-voltage electrodes, namely copper solid electrodes and mesh electrodes (the use of mesh electrodes, large GND and HV is a new solution).

Investigation of the Condition of the Gold Electrodes Surface in a Plasma Reactor.

During the long-term operation of a plasma reactor, decreases in plasma concentration were noticed despite the constant maintenance of all parameters. One of the factors was the decrease in the nitrogen content on the electrode surface; in order to eliminate it, the supply voltage was increased up to 11 kV. Another decisive factor in the plasma concentration decrease was the oxidation of the electrode surface.