TY - GEN
T1 - Modelling of high pressure O2(1Δ) generators for chemical oxygen-iodine lasers
AU - Barmashenko, Boris D
AU - Rosenwaks, Salman
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 1993
Y1 - 1993
N2 - A theoretical model is developed for chemical generators producing O2(1Δ) at high pressure. Such generators are especially important for supersonic chemical oxygen-iodine lasers. The model treats different types of generators, e.g., bubble coloumn, film, aerosol and jet generators. The main factor affecting the O2(1Δ) yield under high pressure is liquid-phase quenching enhanced by depletion of HO2- ions near the gas/liquid interface. Simple analytical expressions are derived for the O2(1Δ) yield at the exit of the generator. Output characteristics of different specific generators are calculated and compared with available experimental results. O2(1Δ) yield > 0.5 can be achieved for oxygen pressure up to 50 Torr and flowrates of 3 mmol/cm2 s. For equal velocities of the gas and the liquid the maximum flux of the energy carried by O2(1Δ) for jet or aerosol generators reaches 200 W/cm2. It can be increased by increasing the liquid velocity in the generator.
AB - A theoretical model is developed for chemical generators producing O2(1Δ) at high pressure. Such generators are especially important for supersonic chemical oxygen-iodine lasers. The model treats different types of generators, e.g., bubble coloumn, film, aerosol and jet generators. The main factor affecting the O2(1Δ) yield under high pressure is liquid-phase quenching enhanced by depletion of HO2- ions near the gas/liquid interface. Simple analytical expressions are derived for the O2(1Δ) yield at the exit of the generator. Output characteristics of different specific generators are calculated and compared with available experimental results. O2(1Δ) yield > 0.5 can be achieved for oxygen pressure up to 50 Torr and flowrates of 3 mmol/cm2 s. For equal velocities of the gas and the liquid the maximum flux of the energy carried by O2(1Δ) for jet or aerosol generators reaches 200 W/cm2. It can be increased by increasing the liquid velocity in the generator.
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U2 - 10.1117/12.144538
DO - 10.1117/12.144538
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85075560076
VL - 1810
T3 - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
SP - 517
EP - 520
BT - 9th International Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers
PB - SPIE
T2 - 9th International Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers 1992
Y2 - 21 September 1992 through 25 September 1992
ER -