An Investigation of a Gas Laser Pressure Recovery System Diffuser
Abstract
A diffuser, with the purpose of efficiently recovering pressure from a gas laser system, was designed and studied. A diffuser, as part of a pressure recovery system, is used in a gas laser system to transition the laser cavity's low pressure to the ambient pressure outside the device. The diffuser studied here is made up of a constant-area supersonic section and a diverging subsonic section. The diffuser is studied experimentally with pressure measurements and is modeled with 3-D CFD.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 19, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA506303
Entities
People
- Carrie A. Noren
- H. W. Behrens
- Michael Wilkinson
- Richard W. Chan
- Robert Walter
- Theodore Ortiz
- Timothy J. Madden
- Wade Klennert
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory