Influence of mechanical action on the development of electrodynamic phenomena in ionized gas

Abstract

Abstract A special feature of this work is the study of the effect of mechanical mode disturbances on the discharge and plasma flow. It is found that the mechanical impact of a shock wave in a dense gas in an electric field of high intensity almost to the ignition voltage causes an electrical “breakdown” as current peaks. The ultrasonic effect on the flow of the reacting plasma of the air as shown by the analytical study of the thin layer of the plasma flow changes the type of flow.