Aerosol Propagation Effects

Abstract

A model for the prediction of the temperature and vapor fields created about a small water droplet undergoing irradiation by a laser beam has been developed. Time dependent and steady state solutions of the model are discussed, as well as the possible effects of a number of aerosol properties not included in the model. Estimates of characteristic phase shifts to be expected in propagating through standard atmospheric aerosol distributions are also presented. While the model is quite general, the calculations in this report are limited to DF laser wavelengths.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 13, 1974
Accession Number
ADA006676

Entities

People

  • G. E. Caledonia
  • J. D. Teare

Organizations

  • Physical Sciences (United States)

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Cross Sections
  • Boiling Point
  • Computational Science
  • Differential Equations
  • Diffusion
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Humidity
  • Optics
  • Phase Shift
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Vapor Pressure
  • Vaporization

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy