Interactions between a Multicomponent Flow and a Laser Beam. Part II. Separation of Particles from a Carrier Gas in a Hypersonic Two-Phase Flow.

Abstract

A theoretical model of the interaction between a hypersonic multicomponent flow and a high-power laser beam is described. The properties of the gaseous wedge (composed of the vapor of liquid-air droplets irradiated by a laser beam) are calculated. Conditions under which a steady-state shock wave will form ahead of the gaseous wedge and serve as an effective mechanism to separate the droplets from the carrier gas are described. The concept of generating a gaseous wedge to separate particles from the carrier gas is discussed. (Modified author abstract)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0778080

Entities

People

  • Kuei-yuan Chien

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Flow
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Particles
  • Shock
  • Shock Waves
  • Steady State
  • Two Phase Flow
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow