空间粉尘高速撞击对光学玻璃透过率影响的研究

航天器在轨服役期间会遭受到大量的微陨石及空间微小碎片撞击作用。这些微陨石和空间微小碎片可能吸附在航天器光学玻璃表面,也可能与光学玻璃表面碰撞产生陷坑等缺陷。文章采用爆炸式粉尘加速器加速微米级铝粉末撞击K8光学玻璃,在玻璃表面产生大量碰撞陷坑形成砂蚀磨损现象,利用CΦ-46型分光计测量光学玻璃的透过率。结果表明,光学玻璃磨损区域的透过率明显下降。透过率下降程度与陷坑数量成比例。通过对单个陷坑的计算,当陷坑深度大于或等于一个粒子直径时,光线衰减程度达到最大。     

激光驱动微小碎片对石英玻璃撞击损伤效应试验研究

空间碎片撞击对航天器表面材料性能具有很重要的影响。文章从碎片对材料撞击作用角度出发,使用激光驱动飞片技术对光学玻璃进行了撞击试验研究。为了便于对撞击损伤机理的研究和效应评价,开展了单次撞击试验和多次撞击试验,并对这些试验进行了测试分析。试验表明:高速飞片与撞击靶损伤处有很好的对应关系,且高速飞片撞击对石英玻璃表面造成了损伤结构,进而导致光透过率下降。     

空间微小碎片累积作用下材料光学性能退化预示模型适用性研究

航天器在轨服役期间会遭受到大量空间微小碎片和微流星体的撞击作用,其中的微米级粒子将在航天器表面产生大面积砂蚀现象,并使材料或器件功能衰退。文章介绍了NASA空间微小碎片累积损伤材料光学性能退化预示模型并推导了两个预示模型之间的关系。利用ORDEM2000碎片分布模型估算了K8玻璃累积损伤面积。以K8玻璃为例,对比研究了两个预示模型的适用性。结果表明,当航天器外表面损伤程度小于40%,可利用Canoon模型评价和预示材料光学性能退化规律;当航天器外表面损伤程度大于40%,需利用Mirtich模型评价和预示材料光学性能退化规律。     

微小碎片对航天器舷窗玻璃损伤状况的跟踪研究

空间微小碎片环境比较复杂,其来源包括人为产生的碎片及微流星体。空间微小碎片不仅速度较高,而且数量庞大。它们频繁撞击航天器外表面,包括舷窗部位,特别是对航天飞机舷窗已造成巨大危害,使长期服役的国际空间站舷窗玻璃存在安全隐患。文章简要介绍了空间微小碎片对航天飞机和空间站舷窗玻璃的损伤状况,以及NASA对此做出的改进措施,这些跟踪研究成果可为我国长寿命、高可靠航天器舷窗结构设计提供参考依据。     

微米级空间碎片粉尘静电模拟加速设备现状原理及发展现状

由于微米级空间碎片数量巨大,与航天器的碰撞频率碰撞概率很高,虽然单次撞击不一定造成航天器损坏,但其累积效应仍然会影响航天器的性能。超高速地面模拟实验是研究微米级空间碎片撞击效应最直接、最有效的手段,国外已发展了粉尘静电加速设备用于模拟微米级空间碎片的撞击效应。文章对粉尘静电模拟加速设备的原理和发展现状进行了介绍,并对该种设备的优缺点进行了分析讨论。     

探测微小空间碎片的MOS电容传感器设计研究

获得在轨微小碎片环境数据,是建立、检验和完善微小碎片环境模型不可缺少的手段。国内空间碎片研究工作的深入开展,须要研制适合搭载到航天器上的微小碎片探测器,以完成轨道空间的微小碎片的质量、尺寸、速度及飞行方向等参数的测量。微小碎片撞击到金属-氧化物-半导体(MOS)电容传感器,会导致传感器放电和充电,通过检测充电过程的电脉冲信号,记录微小空间碎片撞击事件,从而获得微小空间碎片通量。文章就探测微小碎片的MOS电容传感器设计及其地面高速粒子撞击模拟试验进行了研究,并验证其探测微小空间碎片的可行性。     

利用等离子体加速器发射超高速 微小空间碎片的研究

文章介绍了国内外微小空间碎片超高速撞击地面模拟实验研究的现状,描述了国内等离子体微小空间碎片加速器的研制进展和初步实验结果,分析了该加速器在空间碎片防护研究工作中的应用。在初步调试阶段,在系统设计满负荷储能6%和35%的条件下,分别将100 ?m和200 ?m的玻璃微粒加速至5.5 km/s和9.3 km/s。利用该加速器可以模拟研究10～1 000 ?m的微小空间碎片对卫星功能材料的撞击损伤特性,可以加速模拟研究卫星关键部件或分系统在大量微小空间碎片撞击下的失效机理和失效模式,为卫星防护微小空间碎片的设计提供技术支持。该加速器还能为国内发展星载空间微小碎片探测仪器的设计和标定提供模拟实验条件。     

光学器件的空间粉尘高速撞击效应研究

文章利用静电加速器模拟研究了微小空间碎片及微流星体(空间粉尘)高速撞击镀膜石英玻璃,光学透镜和反射镜的撞击效应与累积损伤特性.扫描电镜观察结果表明,被撞击试样表面的损伤形式为不连续的点缺陷,可发现撞击坑、机械破裂、局部熔化和粉尘微粒子附着;分光光度计测试结果显示,经粉尘累积撞击后,光学透镜的透射率和反射镜的反射率均发生...     

粉尘静电加速设备原理及发展现状

微米级空间碎片数量巨大,与航天器的碰撞概率很高,其累积效应会影响航天器的性能.国外已发展了粉尘静电加速设备用于模拟微米级空间碎片的撞击效应.文章对粉尘静电模拟加速设备的原理和发展现状进行了介绍,并对该种设备的优缺点进行了分析讨论.     

航天器舷窗玻璃超高速撞击损伤与M/OD撞击风险评估

用北京卫星环境工程研究所的18mm口径二级轻气炮(TLGG)和20 J激光驱动微小飞片装置(LDFF-20)对用作航天器舷窗玻璃的熔融石英玻璃的超高速撞击损伤特性进行了实验研究和分析.其中,TLGG发射的球形铝弹丸直径分别为1 mm和3 mm,速度2～6.5 km/s;LDFF-20发射的圆柱形飞片厚度7 μm,直径1 mm,速度1～8.3 km/s.撞击结果为:对12 mm厚的熔融石英玻璃,直径为3mm的弹丸甚至在2.8 km/s的低速下就将其穿透,而直径为1 mm的弹丸在6.5km/s的高速下没有穿透,这说明弹丸直径对撞击损伤特性有很强的影响;LDFF-20发射的微小飞片的撞击仅在玻璃表面产生很浅的凹坑,没有裂纹产生,但微小飞片的累积撞击损伤明显地降低了玻璃的透光性.实验初步获得了侵彻深度PC、侵彻直径D1与弹丸撞击速度Vp、弹丸质量Mp之间的经验关系.依据实验结果和目前的微流星体/空间碎片(M/OD)环境工程模型,建议对于高度为400 km、轨道倾角42°、寿命为3年的典型航天器,其舷窗玻璃的临界安全(非穿透)厚度至少为12mm.     

Modeling of Ejecta Produced upon Hypervelocity Impacts

Each time a debris particle or a meteoroid strikes a satellite in orbit, a great amount of secondary particles is ejected in the neighborhood of the impact site. This phenomenon is important in particular for brittle materials, such as those used for solar arrays or thermal control paint. The secondary particles that do not impact other parts of the spacecraft are added to the primary debris population and hence increase the small debris particle flux. We describe an ejecta production model that gives the size and the velocity distribution of ejected particles as a function of primary impact parameters. The model has been used to explain the discrepancy between measurements and modeling of impact crater distribution on the solar arrays of the EuReCa spacecraft.     

Additional historical solid rocket motor burns

The use of orbital solid rocket motors (SRM) is responsible for the release of a high number of slag and Al₂O₃ dust particles which contribute to the space debris environment. This contribution has been modeled for the ESA space debris model MASTER (Meteoroid and Space Debris Terrestrial Environment Reference). The current model version, MASTER-2005, is based on the simulation of 1076 orbital SRM firings which mainly contributed to the long-term debris environment. SRM firings on very low earth orbits which produce only short living particles are not considered. A comparison of the modeled flux with impact data from returned surfaces shows that the shape and quantity of the modeled SRM dust distribution matches that of recent Hubble Space Telescope (HST) solar array measurements very well. However, the absolute flux level for dust is under-predicted for some of the analyzed Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) surfaces. This indicates that some past SRM firings are not included in the current event database. Thus it is necessary to investigate, if additional historical SRM burns, like the retro-burn of low orbiting re-entry capsules, may be responsible for these dust impacts. The most suitable candidates for these firings are the large number of SRM retro-burns of return capsules. This paper focuses on the SRM retro-burns of Russian photoreconnaissance satellites, which were used in high numbers during the time of the LDEF mission. It is discussed which types of satellites and motors may have been responsible for this historical contribution. Altogether, 870 additional SRM retro-burns have been identified. An important task is the identification of such missions to complete the current event data base. Different types of motors have been used to de-orbit both large satellites and small film return capsules. The results of simulation runs are presented.     

Small carry-on impactor of Hayabusa2 mission

A Japanese spacecraft, Hayabusa2, the successor of Hayabusa, which came back from the Asteroid Itokawa with sample materials after its 7-year-interplanetary journeys, is a current mission of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and scheduled to be launched in 2014. Although its design basically follows Hayabusa, some new components are planned to be equipped in Hayabusa2 mission. A Small Carry-on Impactor (SCI), a small explosive device, is one of the challenges that were not seen with Hayabusa. An important scientific objective of Hayabusa2 is to investigate chemical and physical properties of the internal materials and structures. SCI creates an artificial crater on the surface of the asteroid and the mother spacecraft observes the crater and tries to get sample materials. High kinetic energy is required to creating a meaningful crater. The SCI would become complicated and heavy if the traditional acceleration devices like thrusters and rocket motors are used to hit the asteroid because the acceleration distance is quite large and guidance system is necessary. In order to make the system simpler, a technology of special type of shaped charge is used for the acceleration of the impact head. By using this technology, it becomes possible to accelerate the impact head very quickly and to hit the asteroid without guidance system. However, the impact operation should be complicated because SCI uses powerful explosive and it scatters high speed debris at the detonation. This paper presents the overview of our new small carry-on impact system and the impact operation of Hayabusa2 mission.     

空间粉尘探测器研究进展

文章在系统地总结空间粉尘（微小空间碎片和微流星体）探测技术的基础上,重点分析了压电型探测器、半导体型探测器、电离型探测器、组合式探测器等的工作原理、技术特点及其应用,同时简要评述了空间粉尘探测技术的发展趋势。     

A Technique for Estimating the Space Debris Density from the Data of Onboard Recording Systems

A three-dimensional mathematical model and a program complex for modeling the external effect of small-sized space debris particles on a spacecraft are developed. On the basis of the rectangular contributions method a new technique is developed for restoring the density of small-sized space debris from a small number of recorded debris collisions with recording sensors. From the form of the density function the total number of points having reached the spacecraft surface is restored. The comparative results of modeling are presented.