Chemical Laser Modeling with Genetic Algorithms

摘要

A genetic algorithm technique was implemented to determine a set of unknown parameters that best matched the Blaze II chemical laser model predictions with experimental data. This is the first known application of the genetic algorithm technique for modeling lasers, chemically reacting flows, and chemical lasers. Overall, the genetic algorithm technique worked exceptionally well for this chemical laser modeling problem in a cost effective and time efficient manner. Blaze II was baselined to existing chemical oxygen-iodine laser data taken with the research assessment and device improvement chemical laser device with very good agreement.