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A computer program for the design of optimum catalytic monoliths for co2 lasers
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Goldblum, S. Noskowski, E. Guinn, K. Herz, R. |
| Copyright Year | 1990 |
| Description | Pulsed CO2 lasers have many applications in aeronautics, space research, weather monitoring and other areas. Full exploitation of the potential of these lasers is hampered by the dissociation of CO2 that occurs during laser operation. The development of closed-cycle CO2 lasers requires active CO-O2 recombination (CO oxidation) catalysts and design methods for implementation of catalysts inside lasers. The performance criteria and constraints involved in the design of catalyst configurations for use in a closed-cycle laser are discussed, and several design studies performed with a computerized design program that was written are presented. Trade-offs between catalyst activity and dimensions, flow channel dimensions, pressure drop, O2 conversion and other variables are discussed. |
| File Size | 779444 |
| Page Count | 18 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19900015279 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t78s9n00d |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1990-06-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Lasers And Masers Gas Dissociation Oxygen Catalysts Tradeoffs Carbon Dioxide Closed Cycles Oxidation Pulsed Lasers Computer Aided Design Computer Programs Exploitation Carbon Dioxide Lasers Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
