Polyoxymethylene (POM) has been widely studied as a laser propulsion propellant paired to laser radiation. POM is a good test case for studying ablation properties of polymer materials, and within limits, for study of general trends in laser ablation‐induced impulse. Despite many studies, there is no general understanding of POM ablation that takes into account the ambient pressure, spot area, fluence, and effects from confinement and combustion. This paper reviews and synthesizes laser ablation propulsion research using POM targets. Necessary directions for future study are indicated to address incomplete regions of the various parameter spaces. Literature data is compared in terms of propulsion parameters such as momentum coupling coefficient and specific impulse, within a range of fluences from about ambient pressures from about and laser spot areas from about
Survey Of Laser Ablation Propulsion With Polyoxymethylene Propellant
BEAMED ENERGY PROPULSION: 6th International Symposium ; 2009 ; Scottsdale (Arizona)
AIP Conference Proceedings ; 1230 , 1 ; 231-242
2010-05-06
12 pages
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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