Optimization of MW Plasma Influence on Aerodynamic Characteristics of Body in Airflow

摘要

This report results from a contract tasking Moscow Technical Club (MTC-IVTAN) as follows: The contractor will demonstrate the ability to change the aerodynamic drag of a body using microwave-generated plasma in front of the body. He will perform the following: (a) study the dynamic characteristics of MW discharge in supersonic airflow; (b) study the dynamic characteristics of plasma- body-airflow interaction; (c) measure the temperature in different components of plasma; (d) study the relaxation characteristics of MW plasma in a supersonic airflow, such as lifetime, electron density and others; (e) study the plasma effect in dependence on structure of MW field, plasma volume, polarization, operation mode, optimization, etc. In summary, he will obtain and provide a data set for mathematical simulations.