A novel application of OAUGDP® technology is the alteration of the flow of air over a surface or through an object. The original work at The University of Tennessee Plasma Science Laboratory led to the development of intellectual property that described the modification of the aerodynamic properties of a surface or interior cavity using atmospheric plasma.
Normally, altering the aerodynamic properties of a surface or interior cavity requires physically reshaping the surface. Examples are the flaps, elevators and ailerons of an aircraft or a valve on a pipe, all of which require moving parts. The application of surface plasma allows the aerodynamic properties of a surface to be altered without physical reshaping via a moving part, but rather, through the use of momentum generated by the plasma on the surface of the object.