Accession Number:
AD0763828
Title:
Aerodynamic Reactive Flow Studies of the H2/F2 Laser.
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept. 16 Oct 71-15 Feb 73,
Corporate Author:
TRW SYSTEMS GROUP REDONDO BEACH CALIF
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Report Date:
1973-06-01
Pagination or Media Count:
241.0
Abstract:
The research investigated experimentally and theoretically the mixing process and its influence on performance of a continuous H2-F2 laser. In the experimental investigation, detailed flow field and chemical species measurements were made in the reaction zone of two parallel flow injector configurations. A hydrogen spray bar injector configuration, similar to many of todays operating chemical lasers, was also tested, but to a lesser extent. For the parallel configuration, one important experimental result was the identification of laminar, transitional, and turbulent regions for the mixing reaction zone. In the theoretical investigation, a simplified theory of a mixing limited production of vibrationally excited HF was constructed. A closed form expression was developed which shows the effects of pertinent flow parameters on laser performance and on HF concentrations for nonlasting cases. Author
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Subject Categories:
- Lasers and Masers