Energy Transformation Properties and Mechanisms in Transverse Flow Discharged CO2 Lasers

Abstract

We simulated, calculated, and analyzed the effects on the various energy state transformation properties of dielectric media of such factors as dielectric media gas pressures, flow speeds, light cavity position, strength of radiation in the cavity, degree of output coupling, and other similar factors in transverse flow discharged CO2 laser devices. This article did concrete calculations of the corresponding energy transformation properties for the apparatus and the conditions in reference (transverse flow, discharge, CO2 laser device, dielectric medium constituent ratio of CO2:N2:H = 5:17:78, an initial temperature of 293K, a discharge current of 2A, E/N: 2.15X10-16 V/cm2, light cavity 160 cm2 long, height 1.8cm, as well as other parameters).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 10, 1991
Accession Number
ADA246037

Entities

People

  • Zhongxiang Wu

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Pressure
  • Carbon Dioxide Lasers
  • Collisions
  • Couplings
  • Efficiency
  • Energy
  • Energy Conversion
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Energy Transfer
  • Excitation
  • Foreign Technology
  • Heat Energy
  • High Pressure
  • Lasers
  • Peak Values
  • Quantum Efficiency
  • Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers