为了研究激光推进技术中液体工质的最优掺杂浓度,进行了激光烧蚀掺杂甘油液体工质的冲量耦合特性实验研究。实验中采用10ns脉宽的Nd:YAG激光器烧蚀粘性液体甘油,在甘油中混合了不同浓度的纳米碳粉作为掺杂剂,以提高对激光能量的吸收。运用阴影测量法观测了激光烧蚀羽流的喷射过程,对不同掺杂浓度甘油的烧蚀产物、等离子体膨胀、激波传播、飞溅现象进行了对比分析;运用激光干涉扭摆法测量了烧蚀冲量,并分析了掺杂浓度对冲量耦合系数的影响。实验结果表明,掺碳后甘油的喷射行为、激波速度和冲量都发生了改变,而且掺碳后甘油的冲量耦合系数和比冲有了显著提高。综合分析得到1%浓度碳粉是甘油的最优掺杂浓度,此时冲量耦合系数从无掺杂时的67 m N·s/J提高到1250m N·s/J。 相似文献
Energy law of similitude for laser propulsion refers to the law that there is an optimum nozzle configuration for the largest value of impulse coupling coefficient at certain incident laser energy. A dimensionless factor combined with incident laser energy, nozzle configuration parameters and working gas parameters is introduced. Energy law of similitude is established by means of theoretical analysis, experimental study and numerical simulation of radiation gas-dynamics. The qualitative results obtained from theoretical analysis are verified by experimental and numerical results. Physical meaning and engineering application of dimensionless factor and energy law of similitude are analyzed. Results indicate that impulse coupling coefficient has a maximum value with dimensionless factor of about 0.4; impulse coupling coefficient is independent of incident laser energy when dimensionless factor is constant. Conclusions and recognitions acquired in this article can not only present optimum nozzle configurations for the present laser energy level, but also provide a good guide for the optimum nozzle configuration design once the laser energy is amplified to a high level. 相似文献
In this work the detailed physical processes occurring in the high density plasma that is ejected from the solid propellant surface in a small laser ablation thruster are simulated using MACH2. Qualitative results of the laser ablation process that leads to propellant erupting from the surface and leaving behind a crater in a solid Teflon® propellant are presented. Simulations were conducted for a 0.5 μs laser pulse (FWHM) at 935 nm with laser pulse energy ranging from 20 μJ to 2 mJ. Simulation results indicate that crater diameter and depth increase with pulse energy. The impulse bit also increases with pulse energy. Specific impulse follows the opposite trend and decreases with laser pulse energy. The simulated impulse bit for a 2 mJ, 0.5 μs laser pulse over-predicts that reported in the literature for a 2 mJ, 2 ms laser ablation thruster pulse by approximately one order of magnitude and under-predicts the specific impulse by approximately one order of magnitude. 相似文献