Simulation of High Power Lasers (Preprint)

Abstract

The time-dependent, chemically reacting, viscous fluid dynamics within gas laser mixing systems and pressure recovery systems are simulated using the unsteady, laminar and turbulent multi-component Navier-Stokes equations. The solutions of these equations are generated within simulations of the relevant laser sub-systems at standard operating conditions. The simulations are performed to provide greater insight regarding the physical processes underlying these sub-systems so that these physics may be exploited to improve performance. In this light, simulations of several laser subsystems are provided.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA522413

Entities

People

  • Robert K. Decker
  • Timothy J. Madden

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Back Pressure
  • Boundary Layer
  • Chemical Lasers
  • Chemical Oxygen Iodine Lasers
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Diffusers
  • Diffusion
  • Energy Transfer
  • Equations
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Gas Lasers
  • Subsonic Diffusers
  • Supersonic Diffusers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy