Power extraction studies in a gasdynamic laser

Chakravarty, Purandar and Reddy, NM and Reddy, KPJ (1991) Power extraction studies in a gasdynamic laser. In: Journal of Applied Physics, 69 (7). 3800 -3806.

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Abstract

A generalized two‐dimensional flow‐radiation coupled model to extract power from a gasdynamic laser is proposed. The model is used for the study of power extraction from a 9.4‐μm CO2 downstream‐mixing gasdynamic laser, where a cold CO2+H2 stream is mixed with a vibrationally excited N2 stream at the nozzle exits. This model is developed by coupling radiation with the two‐dimensional, unsteady, laminar and viscous flow modeling needed for such systems. The analysis showed that the steady‐state value of 9.4‐μm intensity as high as 5×107 W/m2 can be obtained from the system studied. The role of H2 relaxant in the power extraction process has also been investigated.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Journal of Applied Physics
Publisher:	American Institute of Physics
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to American Institute of Physics.
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Aerospace Engineering(Formerly Aeronautical Engineering)
Date Deposited:	26 Nov 2010 10:13
Last Modified:	26 Nov 2010 10:13
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/34050

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