EOIL power scaling in a 1-5 kW supersonic discharge-flow reactor

Steven J. Davis; Seonkyung Lee; David B. Oakes; Julie Haney; John C. Magill; Dwane A. Paulsen; Paul Cataldi; Kristin L. Galbally-Kinney; Danthu Vu; Jan Polex; William J. Kessler; Wilson T. Rawlins

doi:10.1117/12.773786

21 February 2008 EOIL power scaling in a 1-5 kW supersonic discharge-flow reactor

Steven J. Davis, Seonkyung Lee, David B. Oakes, Julie Haney, John C. Magill, Dwane A. Paulsen, Paul Cataldi, Kristin L. Galbally-Kinney, Danthu Vu, Jan Polex, William J. Kessler, Wilson T. Rawlins

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Proceedings Volume 6874, High Energy/Average Power Lasers and Intense Beam Applications II; 68740D (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.773786
Event: Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, 2008, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Scaling of EOIL systems to higher powers requires extension of electric discharge powers into the kW range and beyond with high efficiency and singlet oxygen yield. We have previously demonstrated a high-power microwave discharge approach capable of generating singlet oxygen yields of ~25% at ~50 torr pressure and 1 kW power. This paper describes the implementation of this method in a supersonic flow reactor designed for systematic investigations of the scaling of gain and lasing with power and flow conditions. The 2450 MHz microwave discharge, 1 to 5 kW, is confined near the flow axis by a swirl flow. The discharge effluent, containing active species including O₂(a¹Δ_g, b¹Σ_g⁺), O(³P), and O₃, passes through a 2-D flow duct equipped with a supersonic nozzle and cavity. I2 is injected upstream of the supersonic nozzle. The apparatus is water-cooled, and is modular to permit a variety of inlet, nozzle, and optical configurations. A comprehensive suite of optical emission and absorption diagnostics is used to monitor the absolute concentrations of O₂(a), O₂(b), O(³P), O₃, I₂, I(²P_3/2), I(²P_1/2), small-signal gain, and temperature in both the subsonic and supersonic flow streams. We discuss initial measurements of singlet oxygen and I* excitation kinetics at 1 kW power.

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Steven J. Davis, Seonkyung Lee, David B. Oakes, Julie Haney, John C. Magill, Dwane A. Paulsen, Paul Cataldi, Kristin L. Galbally-Kinney, Danthu Vu, Jan Polex, William J. Kessler, and Wilson T. Rawlins "EOIL power scaling in a 1-5 kW supersonic discharge-flow reactor", Proc. SPIE 6874, High Energy/Average Power Lasers and Intense Beam Applications II, 68740D (21 February 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.773786

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