Design considerations of a flow system for transient laser discharge experiments
By: Josef Stricker
Contributors: Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School
Published: 1979
Place of publication: Monterey, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 31
Subjects: Gas dynamics; Lasers; Electric discharges
Description: Design considerations were examined for a flow system for transient electrical laser experiments. After a brief review of corona discharge gas flow interaction phenomena, the choice of the size and operating conditions of the discharge cell are discussed. Once those parameters are established, the flow system, which consists essentially of a Ludwieg tube, is designed. Attention is paid to flow starting times, to the available time of steady state flow, and to the effects of the boundary layer on the core flow. Suggested experiments and instrumentation are given in this report.
Notes: "NPS-67-79-008"--Cover.

Title from cover.

"August 1979"--Cover.

"Prepared for: Chief of Naval Research, Arlington, VA 22217."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 29-30)

"Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited"--Cover.

Technical report; 1979.

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