I. Fundamental study and development of different plasma discharge systems:

1.1. Study of the gliding arc discharge and development of new generation of plasma sources with high efficiency and extended life time on the basis of the Tornado Gliding Arc. Possible applications: substitution of existing plasma torches with relatively low efficiency, water cooling and short electrode life time.

1.2. Study of the Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) including microdischarge pattern formation and development of the uniform atmospheric pressure glow discharge on the basis of DBD. Possible applications: uniform low-temperature surface and gas treatment.

II. Plasma gas and water sterilization:

2.1. Cleaning of High Volume Low Concentration air streams in industry (for industrial vent streams we have the Pilot Plant with flow rate up to 500 SCFM), in emergency cases, in closed compartments (spacecrafts, etc.).

2.2. New systems for plasma cleaning of water.

III. Plasma ignition and combustion stabilization:

3.1. Research and development of plasma ignition systems for high altitude and in-flight starts of gas turbine engines, after-burners.

3.2. Development of plasma pilots for continuous (hundreds and thousands of hours) flame control, including high speed and supersonic flows.

3.3. Plasma-chemical reactors and plasma-fuel nozzles for fuel atomization, partial fuel conversion, ignition, flame stabilization.

IV. Gas-Dynamic Plasma and Flame insulation and stabilization:

4.1. Development of new generation of high efficient uncooled combustion chambers on the basis of the Reverse Vortex (Tornado) Flow. Possible applications: light weight rocket and gas-turbine combustion chambers, low-emission combustion chambers.

4.2. Development of uncooled thermal plasma generators on the basis of the Reverse Vortex (Tornado) Flow. Possible applications: substitution of existing expensive thermal plasma generators with relatively low efficiency and water cooling.

V. Fuel conversion, hydrogen and CO production:

5.1. Research and development of the plasma catalytical processes of fuel conversion. Possible application: stationary and on-board systems for hydrocarbon to syn-gas (or hydrogen) conversion; coal gasification.

5.2. Development of the plasma chemical process of CO 2 dissociation. Possible application: fuel production on Mars.

VI. Plasma treatment of surfaces:

6.1. Atmospheric pressure plasma treatment of different surfaces. Possible applications: surface activation, surface sterilization, nano-layer deposition.

6.2. Development of new coatings using plasma and oxi-fuel spray methods. Possible applications: Thermal barriers, hard coatings, etc.

VII. Production and treatment of nano-particles in atmospheric pressure plasma:

7.1. Plasma Nano-Xerography – charging nano-particles or nano-droplets in plasma for phigh resolution printing. Possible applications: biology sensors, tissue engineering, etc.

7.2. Formation of nano-particles from the gas phase and in flight surface treatment of these particles for special nano-powders production. Possible applications: bio-medical and nano-engineering.