Prototype of A.I. Koldamasov cavitation water plasma reactor

Group of authors: Roshchin V.V., Godin S.M., Polyakov L.B. A first prototype of the  Koldamasov’s installation operating on I20A type mineral industrial oil. Moscow,  Institute of High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, 2002.

A.I. Koldamasov and S.M. Godin at the 14th Russian conference  on cold fusion. Sochi, 2006.

Koldamasov’s Core Theory

From Cavitation to Plasma Formation

Dr. Alexander Ivanovich Koldamasov proposed that plasma generated during cavitation is not simply the result of extremely high temperatures. Instead, he suggested that cavitation itself initiates a sequence of electro-physical processes capable of concentrating energy within microscopic regions.

His proposed mechanism can be summarized as follows:

Cavitation → Charge Separation → Strong Electric Field → Electron Acceleration → Stable Plasma

In this model, collapsing cavitation bubbles create charge separation at the liquid–gas interface. Similar charge-separation phenomena are observed in nature, including:

• Triboelectric charging caused by friction.
• Charge accumulation within thunderclouds.
• Electrification during the fragmentation of water droplets.

When a large number of cavitation bubbles collapse simultaneously, Koldamasov proposed that these separated charges become concentrated near the constriction, producing an intense electric field.

This electric field may then accelerate electrons to high energies, resulting in the formation of a stable plasma region capable of sustaining high-frequency electromagnetic activity.

Unlike the conventional interpretation of cavitation as a purely thermal phenomenon, Koldamasov viewed it as an electromagnetic energy-focusing mechanism operating within liquids.

Why This Became Known as the breakthrough Water Plasma Research Pathway

Traditional plasma technologies are generally produced through:

• Vacuum electrical discharge.
• Gas discharge.
• High-temperature electric arcs.

Koldamasov explored a fundamentally different approach:

Plasma generated directly within liquids through cavitation.

This concept is now commonly described as Cavitation Water Plasma.

Compared with conventional plasma systems, this approach offers several distinctive characteristics.