Energy characteristics computing technique for mobile multifunctional laser power plants based on fiber lasers

Aeronautical and Space-Rocket Engineering

Strength and thermal conditions of flying vehicles


Аuthors

Avdeev A. V.*, Katorgin B. I.1**, Metel'nikov A. A.2***

1. NPO Energomash named after academician V.P. Glushko, 1, Burdenko str., Khimki, 141400, Russia
2. Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University), 4, Volokolamskoe shosse, Moscow, А-80, GSP-3, 125993, Russia

*e-mail: alex021894@mail.ru
**e-mail: bikator@mail.ru
***e-mail: Metelnikov91@gmail.com

Abstract

Multifunctional Laser Power Plant (MLPP) should simultaneously solve the tasks of energy generation (Power Supply System (PSS)), radiation conversion and transmission (Laser System (LS)), and heat removal (Thermal Mode Supporting System (TMSS)). Meanwhile, the above said tasks are duly elaborated in modern projects. Thus, it is necessary to develop the MLPP design methodology, which accounts for the above listed subsystems interaction.

The article presents the developed technique for parameters analysis of the LS, TMSS and PSS subsystems of a multifunctional laser power plant, and results of its approbation while solving the task of space debris removal.

Computing was performed for the initial data Xtask based on the analysis presented in [1–5, 8]:

  1. acting on the Space Debris Fragment (SDF) with the orbit of HSDF = 1000 km by the ΔhSDF value required to its descent to [50; 900] km;

  2. the FSD velocity change per one pulse ΔFpulse of [0,1; 1,6] m/s;

  3. the impact distances range of RySDF [10; 150] km;

  4. the height difference of the SDF and spacecraft (SC) orbits of Horb [0; 150] km;

  5. relative FSD and SC closing-in velocity of Vrel [10,8; 12] km/s.

The following requirements to the MLPP operation mode (Υmode) were obtained for the initial data presented above: the energy density of [2,5⋅104; 2,5⋅105] J/m2 at the SDF; pulse duration of [2,7⋅10-9; 2,7⋅10-7] s; FSD exposure time of [2; 28] s; pulse frequency of [1; 1250] Hz.

The requirements to the sub-systems performance for this mode are as follows:

  1. LS (XLS): the output aperture dimensions of [0,5; 3] m; M2 and λ LS are assumed equal to 1 for calculations simplification; efficiency is [0.31, 0.59]; the laser pulse energy of [3⋅105] J; the threshold pulse power for one channel of 4,2⋅106 W; the beam strength of fiber of [0,01; 0,08] J.

  2. Requirement to the PSS generated energy is NPSS = [0,87; 5,7⋅108] W.

  3. The energy removed by TMSS is NTMSS = = [0,5; 4,5⋅108] W.

As a result, the inference cam be made that the data obtained while the technique application allow perform the MLPP parameters analysis for selecting the types of PSS, TMSS and their parameters, necessary for the MLPP required operation mode. Besides, this technique allows determining the limitations imposed by the PSS and TMSS subsystems on the LS pulse energy. The presented technique may be employed for the integrated assessment of the subsystems parameters and recommendations development of the MLPP application.

Keywords:

space debris, multifunctional laser power plant, fiber laser

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