Download or read book Population Inversions in an Expanding Gas written by John David Anderson (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is well established that population inversions between the (001) and (100) vibrational energy levels of CO2 can be created by rapid expansions of CO2-N2-H2O or He mixtures through supersonic nozzles. New experimental results are presented for such inversions. These experiments were conducted in both the 3-Megawatt Arc Tunnel and the 12.7 cm Shock Tunnel at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory. The results support previously published theoretical predictions obtained with a numerical, time-dependent, nonequilibrium nozzle flow analysis employing a simplified vibrational kinetic model. This theory is also compared with experimental data obtained by other investigators. (Author).
Download or read book Population Inversions in an Expanding Gas Theory and Experiment written by John D Anderson (Jr) and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is well established that population inversions between the (001) and (100) vibrational energy levels of CO2 can be created by rapid expansions of CO2-N2-H2O or He mixtures through supersonic nozzles. New experimental results are presented for such inversions. These experiments were conducted in both the 3-Megawatt Arc Tunnel and the 12.7 cm Shock Tunnel at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory. The results support previously published theoretical predictions obtained with a numerical, time-dependent, nonequilibrium nozzle flow analysis employing a simplified vibrational kinetic model. This theory is also compared with experimental data obtained by other investigators. (Author).
Download or read book Gasdynamic Lasers An Introduction written by John D. Jr. Anderson and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gasdynamic Lasers: An Introduction is a 12-chapter introductory text to major development generations of gasdynamic lasers, focusing on their underlying physical and fundamental aspects. The opening chapters discuss the basic detailed physical phenomena that ultimately are responsible for producing gasdynamic laser action and the methods of calculating the performance of these devices. These topics are followed by a chapter on confirmation of the performance calculations through arc and shock tunnel experiments. The discussion then shifts to vibrational relaxation process behind normal shock waves in CO2-N2-He mixtures and assesses their population inversions occurring in the nonequilibrium flow. Other chapters explore the concepts of downstream mixing and optical cavity in gasdynamic lasers, as well as the laser beam extracted from these devices. A systematic study of aerodynamic windows that use supersonic flow across the aperture is presented in the concluding chapters, along with the phenomena associated with gasdynamic laser diffusers. This introductory text will be of great value to professional scientists and engineers, as well as to students and workers in the field who are interested in interdisciplinary applied science.
Download or read book A Computer Program for CO2 N2 H2O Gasdynamic Laser Gain and Maximum Available Power written by Walter J. Glowacki and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Fortran IV computer program is presented for the calculation of small-signal gain and maximum available energy for CO2-N2-H2O gasdynamic lasers. In comparison to an earlier version, the present program contains several computational improvements which result in a dramatic, order-of-magnitude reduction in computation time. These improvements are discussed in detail. (Author).
Download or read book Nuclear Science Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 1118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 1036 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book An Analytical Investigation of the Effect of Nozzle Throat Radius of Curvature on Gasdynamic Laser Gain written by Jerry L. Wagner and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Numerical solutions for CO2-N2 gasdynamic laser gain and maximum available power are used to examine the influence of nozzle throat radius of curvature and throat height on laser performance. Conventional gasdynamic laser nozzles incorporate minimum length supersonic contours with sharp throats in order to obtain rapid vibrational freezing of the gas. The study considers the effect of complete rounding of the throat (on both the subsonic and supersonic sides), up to a radius of cruvature equal to three throat heights. Such rounding allows easier manufacture and alignment of the nozzles, and should result in improved flow quality. The present results show a 15-percent reduction in laser gain and maximum available power due to complete rounding of the throat. (Author).
Download or read book The Effects of Heavy Water D2O as a Catalyst in a CO2 N2 Gasdynamic Laserm written by John S. Vamos and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Nuclear Science Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1975-11 with total page 960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book International Aerospace Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Interferometric Studies of the Flow in Fast expanding Nozzles written by Robert A. Leverance and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interferometric studies have been performed in the test section of the Naval Ordnance Laboratory (NOL) 127 mm shock tunnel under conditions that closely simulate the flow in a gas dynamic laser (GDL) cavity. A Mach-Zehnder interferometer has been used to determine the density distribution in two nozzle configurations. In a two-dimensional fast-expanding nozzle, time-resolved interferograms were obtained at 200 microsecond intervals. For a multiple nozzle module interferograms were obtained in two mutually perpendicular directions. The experimental setup is described and the results are discussed. (Author).
Download or read book A Cold Flow Field Experimental Study Associated with a Two dimensional Multiple Nozzle written by Jerry L. Wagner and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cold flow-field study of a rapid expansion, Mach 4.73, two-dimensional multiple nozzle array has been carried out in the hypersonic wind Tunnel. The nozzles are of the type used in a gas dynamic laser where the quality of the downstream flow field is important. The report examines the uniformity of the flow field in such a multiple nozzle array. Tests were conducted at supply conditions of 45 psia and 540 deg R. Pitot pressure, static pressure, and total temperature were measured along the axial, vertical, and horizontal centerlines within the nozzle and 21 nozzle exit heights downstream. Shadowgraph pictures provided qualitative flow field observations. The shock structure consisted of sidewall shocks, nozzle trailing edge shocks, and nozzle throat shocks. Viscous phenomena consisted of the boundary layers on the sidewalls and contoured walls, as well as the turbulent wakes caused by the trailing edges of the center nozzle blades. Mach number, static temperature, static density, and velocity profiles are presented. This flowfield information is useful to the prediction of the degradation of beam quality resulting from the non-homogeneity of a gas-dynamic-laser flowfield.
Download or read book Applied Mechanics Reviews written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Journal of Current Laser Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers written by Salman Rosenwaks and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sixth International Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers (GCL) was held in Jerusalem, Israel, on September 8-12, 1986. The charm and beauty of Jerusalem and the unique blending of ancient and modern made this Symposium an enjoyable experience for the 165 participants and the accompanying persons. Yet, it seems that the invited and contributed papers presented at the Symposium were equally attractive so that most of the participants attended most sessions, resisting the temptations outside the session hall. Indeed, many speakers presented up-to-date results that were obtained, or cleared, just a few days before the Symposium. This volume is a compi lation of 19 invited and 61 contributed papers and of a panel discussion on the prospects for short wavelength chemical lasers held at the closing session of the Symposium. This discussion is presented as recorded in order to re tain the flavour of spontaneous presentation at the risk - or advantage - of presenting some venturous ideas, and the danger of misquoting. In editing the book, a deductive approach has been attempted. The book starts with some fundamental issues, namely fluid dynamics and optics, and then deals with the design, diagnostics, propagation and applications of various gas laser systems, covering the wavelength spectrum from XUV to infrared. Then follow recent developments of general interest to the laser community and the book concludes with an eye to the future, i.e., with a section on short wavelength chemical lasers.
