Modeling of Laser Ablation and Plume Chemistry in a Boron Nitride Nanotube Production Rig
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1. A method of providing operational parameters for a boron nitride nanotube production rig, the method comprising:
- providing a computer simulation of a high temperature, pressurized vapor condensation boron nitride nanotube production process;
utilizing the computer simulation to optimize at least one operating parameter of the high temperature, pressurized vapor condensation boron nitride nanotube production process to thereby facilitate formation of boron nitride nanotubes;
utilizing information concerning the one operating parameter from the simulation to set up a boron nitride nanotube production rig.
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Abstract
A pressurized vapor condensation (PVC) process for production of Boron Nitride Nanotubes (BNNT) is modeled utilizing a modified hypersonic flow solver. The results of the modeling may be utilized to adjust operating parameters of the PV process of BNNT production rig. Utilizing the modeling reduces the time and expense associated with setup of a BNNT production rig.
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1. A method of providing operational parameters for a boron nitride nanotube production rig, the method comprising:
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providing a computer simulation of a high temperature, pressurized vapor condensation boron nitride nanotube production process; utilizing the computer simulation to optimize at least one operating parameter of the high temperature, pressurized vapor condensation boron nitride nanotube production process to thereby facilitate formation of boron nitride nanotubes; utilizing information concerning the one operating parameter from the simulation to set up a boron nitride nanotube production rig. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of modeling laser ablation and plume chemistry of a boron nitride nanotube production process, the method comprising:
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providing a hypersonics flow solver; modeling a pressurized chamber by forming a grid of discrete elements corresponding to the walls of a pressurized chamber; including boron species to thermodynamic and transport data sets of the hypersonics flow solver, the boron species comprising B, BN, and B2; modifying the hypersonics flow solver to provide an energy balance that takes into account energy from a laser radiation source; executing the hypersonics flow solver to generate a plume and to determine the effect of changes in the production process. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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