The temperature field induced by thermal is investigated numerically with the laminar flow pattern in the direct-liquidcooled Nd:YLF thin disk laser, since it is one of the main reasons of deformation, strain and stress. The convective heat transfer coefficient on the two big surfaces of the disk is analyzed, which affects the temperature distribution directly. The convective heat transfer coefficient is no longer the thermal boundary condition but the analysis result in the analysis process. Moreover, the influences of coolant flow velocity, deposited heat power and channel thickness on temperature field are discussed. The simulation results reveal that the temperature and the cooling capacity of coolant vary on the pump power, flow velocity and channel thickness, which have a significant contribution to the temperature gradient in the disk gain medium.
A Nd:YAG thin disk is end-pumped by two high power laser diodes and the fluid flows in a narrow channel to cool it directly. The forced convection occurs between the fluid and disk. A system is designed to measure the convective heat transfer coefficient with different flow rate. With the measured coefficient, the temperature and thermal stress in the disk are numerically analyzed. The maximum permissible thermal load is calculated, which increases with the increasing flow rate. Furthermore, the optical path different distribution is numerically calculated by considering of the thermo-optical effect, and thermal expansion at the maximum permissible thermal load. These results are useful for design of a direct-liquid-cooled Nd:YAG thin disk laser.
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