GAO Guangbo, HAN Linsen. Study on Thermal Management of Airborne Laser Weapon[J]. Aeronautical Manufacturing Technology, 2018, 61(7): 93-96. DOI: 10.16080/j.issn1671-833x.2018.07.093.
Study on Thermal Management of Airborne Laser Weapon
Laser weapon is thought to be a sign of next generation fighter plane. The heat produced by laser during working cycle has reached a level as high as 106W
while electric-photovoltaic conversion of laser weapon was only 10%-20%. A bulky cooling equipment will be needed to clear the heat off
which can’t meet the strict standard of bulk and weight on plane. This topic discussed several projects to solve the problem
such as phase change energy storage technology
loop heat pipe technology and enhanced heat transfer technology. It is concluded that the application of phase change storage technology can effectively deal with the impact of high power laser heat flux on airborne thermal management system
and it is an inevitable trend of the development of aircraft thermal management system.