Abstract:
It is shown that if a supersonic oxygen–iodine ejector laser is fed by singlet oxygen from a centrifugal bubbling generator operating at a centrifugal acceleration of ~400g, the laser output power achieves a value 1264 W at a chemical efficiency of 24.6% for an alkaline hydrogen peroxide flow rate of 208 cm3s-1 and a specific chlorine load of 1.34 mmol s-1 per square centimetre of the bubble layer.