Patent ID: 6021150
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: F28D,H01S

Abstract:
A laser system located in an air filtered and conditioned room and having laser equipment comprising an enclosure, a discharge chamber containing a lasing gas, a heat exchange system to add heat to or remove heat from the discharge chamber, an AC power system, and a high-voltage power supply, said laser system comprising a baffled enclosure housing at lease a portion of the laser equipment, and wherein the location and number of baffles in the enclosure are sufficient to reduce the amount of air required to cool the enclosed laser equipment compared to the amount of air required by a referent laser system, wherein the reference laser system has the same enclosed laser equipment and enclosure but the enclosure is not baffled; said laser system further comprising a discharge duct for discharging outside said air filtered and conditioned room said air required to cool the enclosed laser equipment, said system permitting a substantial reduction in filtered conditioned air discharged from said air filtered and conditioned room.