A Review of Rate Coefficients in the H2-F2 Chemical Laser System

Abstract

In recent years, considerable effort has been expended at The Aerospace Corporation Aerophysics Laboratory to design theoretical models for computer calculations of the bahavior and performance of HF chemical lasers, both pulsed and continuous. In order to perform such calculations, the rate coefficients of the various chemical reactions and energy transfer processes that occur must be known, or at least estimated. To this end, the Chemical Kinetics Department has attempted to maintain an up-to-date compilation of the rate coefficients that reflects the best current information available from published and unpublished theoretical and experimental work. When direct information has not been available, theoretical techniques for estimating rate coefficients based on various a priori principles or estimates based on comparison with related reactions with known rate coefficients are applied.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 1976
Accession Number
ADA024332

Entities

People

  • Jerry F. Bott
  • Norman Cohen

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chemical Lasers
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Decomposition
  • Dissociation
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • High Temperature
  • Laser Applications
  • Laser Induced Fluorescence
  • Laser Mediums
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Rate Of Formation
  • Spectroscopy
  • Spin-Orbit Interaction

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster