Laser piston engine using a CW laser
Abstract
The basic principles of design and operation of a laser piston engine that uses a CW laser are examined. Formulas are presented for determining the efficiency of the engine as a function of the opening angle of the obturator which controls laser energy supply into the cylinder. Recommendations on the selection of optimal conditions are given. Engines with working volumes of 2.5 and 45 cu cm have been constructed, which operate with a CO2 laser power of 1 kW. The former engine is characterized by 3600 rev/min.
- Publication:
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Kinetic Models in Laser Physics and the Theory of Oscillations
- Pub Date:
- 1980
- Bibcode:
- 1980kmlp.book..100G
- Keywords:
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- Continuous Wave Lasers;
- Energy Conversion Efficiency;
- Engine Design;
- Laser Propulsion;
- Piston Engines;
- Adiabatic Conditions;
- Carbon Dioxide Lasers;
- Energy Transfer;
- Engine Tests;
- Laser Applications;
- Laser Heating;
- Thermodynamic Cycles;
- Windows (Apertures);
- Working Fluids;
- Lasers and Masers