1969/08/01 by William B. Tiffany, Russell Targ, Jack Foster · 1 citation
Engineering · Chemistry · #Laser Design and Applications #Spectroscopy and Laser Applications #Advanced Sensor Technologies Research #Heat exchanger #Laser #Materials science #Mechanics #Transverse plane #Convection #Electric power #Flow (mathematics) #Power (physics) #Nuclear engineering #Optics #Thermodynamics #Physics #Engineering
paper · doi:10.1063/1.1652920
openalex publication_date 1969/08/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/26
Closed-cycle gas cooling techniques have resulted in a self-contained cw kW CO2 laser having a 1-m active length. The CO2, N2, He gas mixture is recirculated through a heat exchanger following forced convection transverse to the optical cavity and the electrical discharge. Output power has been measured as a function of flow velocity and electrical input power.