Atmospheric Pressure Weakly Ionized Plasmas for Energy Technologies, Flow Control and Materials Processing

Objectives: 
1) Synergistic networking for researchers considering the application of atmospheric pressure weakly-ionized plasma for energy, flow control and processing in their discipline;
2) Attracting interdisciplinary expertise to this fields
3) Identifying research hurdles and challenges; 
4) Facilitating formation of research teams and writing of proposals.

5) Providing guidance to DARPA on potential revolutionary technologies

 

Monday, August 22
12:00 Lunch

1 p.m. Opening – (Richard Miles, Princeton; Randy Sands on behalf of DARPA)

 

1.15 – 2.15 Challenges and Problems for the generation and use of atmospheric plasmas: Modeling, Experiments, and Diagnostics

            Jean-Pierre Boeuf, University of Toulouse, FR

            Alexander Likhanskii, Tech-X Corp, Denver CO

            Mark Kushner, University of Michigan

 

2.15 – 3.00 Plenary talk

            Andrey Starikovskiy, Princeton University

3-3.30  Coffee Break

3.30  – 6:00  p.m. Flow Control Talks (inc coffee break)

            Thomas Corke, Notre Dame University

                        DBD Plasma Devices for Aerodynamic Control and Sensing

            Thomas MacLaughlin, Air Force Academy

                        What we know about plasma actuator physics, and what we need to know

            Mo Samimy, The Ohio State University

                        Plasma Actuator Based Flow Control Using Inherent Flow Instabilities

            Subrata Roy, University of Florida

                       Novel Plasma Actuators for Energy Efficiency

            Mikhail Shneider, Princeton University

                       Energy Addition into Hypersonic Flow for Drag Reduction and Steering

6:30   reception and dinner (Friend Center Convocation room)

 

8:00 – 8:25 Continental breakfast

8:25 – 8:30 Comments

             Brian Holloway, DARPA

8.30 – 9.15 a.m. Plenary talk

             Igor Adamovich, The Ohio State University,

9.15 – 12:30 Energy Talks (inc coffee break)

            Mark Cappelli, Stanford University

            David Staack, Texas A&M University

            Richard Miles, Princeton University

            Andrey Starikovskiy, Princeton University

                   Plasma-Assisted Ignition and Combustion

            Martin Gundersen, University of Southern California

                   Transient Plasma: Energy, Engines, and Aerospace Applications

           

12:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch

 

1:30 – 2:15 pm. Plenary Talk

Patrick Pedrow, Washington State University

                    Atmospheric Pressure Weakly Ionized Plasma (APWIP) for Materials

2.15 – 5:00 p.m. Plasma Processing and Materials Talks (inc coffee break)

            Uwe Kortshagen, University of Minnesota

                    Plasma-synthesis and applications of semiconductor nanocrystals

            Yiguang Ju, Princeton University

            Bill Rich, The Ohio State University

                    Cold Molecular Plasmas with Extreme Vibrational Mode Nonequilibrium

            Michael Keidar, George Washington University

                    Tailoring properties of nanoparticles grown in atmospheric arc

                       

5:00-6:00 p.m. Closed door government discussions with industry (GE) (Dean’s Conf.   Room, Friend Center)

6:30 hors d’oeuvres and dinner, Palmer House (on the right at the south west end of Nassau St.(Rt 27) just before the corner and traffic light with Hwy 206)

 

 

8:00 – 8:30 Continental breakfast

8:30 – 9:00 Preliminary Recommendations from Hawaii plasma meeting

            Jonathan Poggie, Air Force Research Lab

            Thomas McLaughlin, U.S. Air Force Academy

9:00 – 11:00  Cap Stone Session (inc coffee break)

          Richard Miles, Princeton University
                 Comments on Modeling Challenges and Opportunities for DBD
          Summary and Discussion

Round table discussions: identification of potential game changing concepts, collaborations and program recommendations for DARPA.

11:00 – 12:00 Closed door government discussions with industry (Lockheed) (Dean’s Conf. Room, Friend Center)

 

12:00  Box Lunch and Closing