Study of turbulent compressible flow structure in a CO2 laser cylindrical discharge tube

O. Boiron; G. Vlad; Philippe Caminat; Philippe Bournot; G. Le Palec

doi:10.1117/12.144636

4 May 1993 Study of turbulent compressible flow structure in a CO2 laser cylindrical discharge tube

O. Boiron, G. Vlad, Philippe Caminat, Philippe Bournot, G. Le Palec

Proceedings Volume 1810, 9th International Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.144636
Event: Ninth International Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers, 1992, Heraklion, Greece

Abstract

In order to increase high power closed cycle CO₂ laser performance, an experimental investigation of the velocity field in a cylindrical glow discharge tube was carried out. The axial velocity profile was measured (without electric discharge) using a laser Doppler anemometry technique at several sections of the discharge tube. The turbulent compressible flow has also been theoretically investigated by means of the PHOENICS code and comparisons of numerical results with experimental data show a reasonably good agreement.

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O. Boiron, G. Vlad, Philippe Caminat, Philippe Bournot, and G. Le Palec "Study of turbulent compressible flow structure in a CO2 laser cylindrical discharge tube", Proc. SPIE 1810, 9th International Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers, (4 May 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.144636

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