, ▁Pr inc eton , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁General ▁App lied ▁Science ▁Labor ator ies , ▁Inc ., ▁West bury , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁To ▁evaluate ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁pl asma ▁and ▁w ake ▁on ▁EM ▁propag ation , ▁flow ▁field ▁studies ▁were ▁performed ▁to ▁generate ▁pl asma ▁density ▁cont ours . ▁These ▁theoretical ▁results ▁were ▁used ▁for ▁comparison ▁with ▁measured ▁data ▁for ▁analysis . ▁Labor atory ▁experiments ▁and ▁simulation ▁studies ▁were ▁conducted ▁to ▁investigate ▁complex ▁phen omena ▁such ▁as ▁tur bul ence ▁in ▁the ▁pl asma ▁flow ▁field . ▁ ▁D AMP ▁ship ▁characteristics ▁ ▁The ▁D AMP ▁ship , ▁the ▁US AS ▁( Un ited ▁States ▁Army ▁Sh ip ) ▁American ▁Mar iner ▁was ▁the ▁primary ▁data ▁collection ▁facility ▁of ▁the ▁D AMP ▁Project . ▁P ert inent ▁ship ' s ▁characteristics ▁include : ▁▁ ▁Over all ▁length ▁- ▁. ▁ ▁Be am ▁- ▁. ▁ ▁Dis p lacement ▁( full ▁load ) ▁- ▁ 1 0 , 6 5 0 ▁tons . ▁ ▁Speed ▁- ▁ 8 - 1 0 ▁kn ots . ▁ ▁F uel ▁oil ▁capacity ▁- ▁ 9 , 5 0 7 ▁bar rel s . ▁ ▁F resh ▁water ▁capacity ▁- ▁T anks ▁- ▁ 2 9 6 , 5 5 6 ▁gall ons ▁- ▁Ev apor ators ▁- ▁ 1 9 , 7 5 0 ▁gall ons / day . ▁ ▁Ac com mod ations ▁- ▁Techn ical ▁personnel ▁- ▁up ▁to ▁ 9 1 . ▁ ▁Ac com mod ations ▁- ▁C