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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2010
Daniel N. Miller, Bainbridge Island, CA (US);
Paul D. Mcclure, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Charles J. Chase, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Robert R. Boyd, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Daniel N. Miller, Bainbridge Island, CA (US);
Paul D. McClure, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Charles J. Chase, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Robert R. Boyd, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
A plasma jet system includes a housing with a single opening. A plasma generator is coupled to ionize a fluid in the housing. An electromagnetic accelerator is coupled to generate an electric field that accelerates ionized fluid in the housing toward the opening. A controller can modulate the frequency of the electric field to cause the ionized fluid to form a plasma vortex flow through the opening. A magnetic field is applied normal to the direction of the plasma vortex flow to mitigate the momentum of the electrons. The electrons slowed by the magnetic field can be collected and conducted to a location where they are re-inserted into the plasma vortex flow to maintain charge neutrality.