1987 Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO) workshop on laser propulsion. Proceedings.

摘要

Two dimensional effects on laser propulsion performance were studied analytically using an ideal gas model. The two processes considered for an axially symmetric detonation wave are the effect of radial expansion within the detonation reaction layer and the effect of radial expansion in the region between the detonation wave and the base plate. In both cases, the two dimensional effects cause the reduction of the base pressure and the total thrust. The amount of reductions of base pressures are calculated and are plotted as functions of the reaction length/beam radius and beam radius/detonation were travel distance, respectively. Each report will be individual cataloged. (ERA citation 15:037138)