Continuous Vaporization of Liquid Fluorine during Test Operations.

Abstract

A liquid fluorine system capable of continuous vaporization was designed and installed at the AFRPL to support continuous wave chemical laser experiments. Using a modified commercial vaporizer, the system vaporized liquid fluorine during eight chemical laser tests with no malfunctions. The nominal operating parameters were 550 psig, 40 grams/sec, and 20 minutes duration. Based upon experience with this system, liquid fluorine can be vaporized continuously in a safe, efficient and environmentally-sound manner. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0780926

Entities

People

  • Steven A. Bluhm

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Lasers
  • Continuous Waves
  • Fluorine
  • Lasers
  • Malfunctions
  • Vaporization

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Mathematics or Statistics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy