A Computer Program for CO2-N2-H2O Gasdynamic Laser Gain and Maximum Available Power

Abstract

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.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 30, 1971
Accession Number
AD0735878

Entities

People

  • John Jr D. Anderson
  • Walter J. Glowacki

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computations
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Sets
  • Digital Computers
  • Equations
  • Inversion
  • Kinetics
  • Laser Resonators
  • Lasers
  • Maryland
  • Munitions
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Particles
  • Relaxation Time
  • Reservoirs
  • Steady State

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy