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Old 04-30-2009, 02:06 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Plasma has some awesome aero benefits....

A large portion of drag is a result of a no slip condition in the boundary layer... But, if we produce plasma at the boundary layer, we get rid of this no slip condition resulting in a very slippery body...

That's right.. I brought it back to aero


Will Plasma Revolutionize Aircraft Design

Plasma Aerodynamic Flow Control

A friend of mine is actually working in this field for turbines - I think he's writing his thesis on it...

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Old 05-04-2009, 07:37 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Just wondering how this is any different than a high output MSD setup? The spark on my race car looks like this does pretty much.

The price sure differs

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