High Gain CO Chemical Laser Produced in a Shock Tunnel,

Abstract

Experimental and theoretical results of small signal gain, in CO chemical laser produced in a shock tunnel, are presented. Thermal dissociation of CS2 into CS + S is accomplished by a reflected shock wave. The dissociated products, diluted in Ar, expand through a supersonic nozzle with an area ratio of 40 into a combustion chamber. Molecular oxygen is supersonically injected at the nozzle exit. The two streams mix and combustion takes place in which vibrationally excited CO is produced by the Cs + O yields CO*(v) + S reaction.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADP000269

Entities

People

  • J. Stricker
  • M. Tilleman

Organizations

  • Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chambers
  • Chemical Lasers
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Chambers
  • Gain
  • High Gain
  • Lasers
  • Nozzles
  • Shock
  • Shock Tubes
  • Shock Tunnels
  • Shock Waves
  • Supersonic Nozzles
  • Tubes
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flight
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow