Flow Technology
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STI
specializes in the analysis, design, and manufacture of advanced fluid
mechanical systems for a wide variety of applications. Fluid analysis and design is critical for
our gas discharge and chemical laser technology. A repetitively pulsed gas discharge laser creates hot
gas with each discharge that must be cooled and reconditioned before the next
shot. As the repetition rate
increases, this task becomes more difficult.
STI has led the way in the design of the flow loops necessary to
circulate the gases in these lasers.
Using state-of-the-art codes and our extensive experience, we design
and fabricate all the flow loops for our custom-made discharge lasers (see Custom Lasers). We have a patented technique for generating very
uniform droplets. The uniform surface
areas of these droplets relative to their volume permits optimizing chemical
reactions that occur at the surfaces.
For example, these uniform droplets can improve the performance of
chemical oxygen iodine lasers (COIL) by efficiently generating the
excited-state oxygen atoms needed in these devices. (See STI's support of the ALTB
program.) Other potential uses for
uniform droplets include advanced sprayers and heat exchangers. Our fluid engineering capabilities are also available
as a separate service to customers (see Engineering
Services). This includes related
technologies such as analysis and design of heat exchangers. Below summarizes our capabilities. - Mass
and heat transfers with chemical reaction kinetics - Unsteady
compressible flow - Two-phase
flows - Shock
wave propagation - Computational analysis (FLUENT) For
more information please contact Dr. William J. Thayer (see Contacting Us). |
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