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The use of on-board high-energy devices such as megawatt lasers and microwave emitters requires aircraft system integration of thermal devices to either rid waste heat or utilize it in other areas of the aircraft. Non-chemical lasers are among the most challenging applications due to the low cooling temperature requirements (67 -F) and high waste heat generation times of order 20 s. (Microwave devices will be cooled at 157.7 -F.) One plan calls for the rapidly generated waste energy to be stored prior to peripheral utilization, with subsequent removal of the heat over a 5-10 minute span. A method is presented that explores the primary factors in a laser-generated waste heat removal system to allow an understanding of the trade space between the laser power, overall thermal efficiency, and the duty cycle. Methodology includes incorporation of a single heat pump or cascaded heat pumps that transfer waste heat from the high-energy device into the bypass section of a mixed-bypass turbofan jet engine. Analyzed are multiple heat exchanger configurations that do not block the bypass air flow, minimizing friction losses. Some particulars of the waste heat removal system include a water coolant for the heat pump(s) and a maximum coolant temperature limited to 2,270 R. Results of an engine performance model used to determine the impact of the thermal management system are also presented. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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