Life expectancy of a 24-V, 15-Ah sealed lead-acid aircraft battery

This paper presents the results of cycle life testing F24-V, 15-Ah sealed lead-acid batteries intended for use the B-1B aircraft. Test samples were procured from two different manufacturers and subjected to cycle testing at 33% and 100% depth-of-discharge (DOD). The cycle life at 33% DOD ranged from 500 to 750 cycles. The cycle life at 100% DOD ranged from 160 to 260 cycles     

Effect of KOH concentration on LEO cycle life of IPVnickel-hydrogen flight cell-update II

For update I see Energy and Environment: A Continuing Partnership, vol.3, American Nuclear Society (1991). An update of validation test results confirming the breakthrough in the low-Earth-orbit (LEO) cycle life of nickel-hydrogen cells containing 26% KOH electrolyte is presented. The results are part of an investigation of the effect of KOH concentration on life cycle. The cycle life of boiler plate cells was about 40000 LEO cycles compared to 3500 cycles for cells containing 31% KOH. The cycle regime was a stressful accelerated LEO, which consisted of a 27.5 min charge followed by a 17.5 min discharge (2×normal rate). The depth-of-discharge (DOD) was 80%. The cell temperature was maintained at 23°C. Results for six 48-Ah recirculation design IPV nickel-hydrogen flight battery cells currently being evaluated to validate the above findings are reported. Three of the cells contain 26% KOH (test cells), and three contain 31% KOH (control cells). They are undergoing real-time LEO cycle life testing. The 31% KOH cells failed at cycles 3729, 4165, and 11355. One of the 26% KOH cells failed at cycle 15314. The other two 26% KOH cells have been cycled for over 16600 cycles without failure     

Performance characteristics of lithium-ion cells for NASA's Mars2001 Lander application

NASA requires lightweight rechargeable batteries for future missions to Mars and the outer planets that are capable of operating over a wide range of temperatures, with high specific energy and energy densities. Due to the attractive performance characteristics, lithium-ion batteries have been identified as the battery chemistry of choice for a number of future applications, including Mars rovers and landers. The Mars 2001 Lander (Mars Surveyor Program MSP 01) will be one of the first missions which will utilize lithium-ion technology. This application will require two lithium-ion batteries, each being 28 V (eight cells), 25 Ah and 8 kg. In addition to the requirement of being able to supply at least 200 cycles and 90 days of operation on the surface of Mars, the battery must be capable of operation (both charge and discharge) at temperatures as low as -20°C. To assess the viability of lithium-ion cells for these applications, a number of performance characterization tests have been performed, including: assessing the room temperature cycle life, low temperature cycle life (-20°C), rate capability as a function of temperature, pulse capability, self-discharge and storage characteristics, as well as mission profile capability. This paper describes the Mars 2001 Lander mission battery requirements and contains results of the cell testing conducted to-date in support of the mission,     

Life cycle testing of a sealed 24-V, 42-Ah nickel-cadmium aircraftbattery

Extensive research has been conducted in the design and manufacture of very long life sealed maintenance free nickel-cadmium aircraft batteries. This study presents data on a 100% depth of discharge (DOD) life test performed on a nominal capacity 42-Ah battery. The purpose of this study is to validate design concepts, determine the life characteristics of the newly designed sealed Ni-Cd batteries, and develop baseline information on failure rates and mechanisms. The data from this experiment can be used to compare depth of discharge versus battery life with similar tests such as the lower DOD experiments performed on spacecraft batteries. This information is important in the ongoing development of long life batteries and in developing failure models for life prediction     

整机条件下主燃烧室参数测量研究

针对整机条件下主燃烧室的性能参数测量问题,运用现阶段改装手段和试验设备,提出了1种适合在整机上进行主燃烧室参数测量的方法,得到了主燃烧室进、出口及内外环等位置上的温度、压力等参数数据。结果表明:随着发动机转速的提高,燃烧室出口温度场数值呈减小趋势,压力损失呈增大趋势;内、外环腔的压力、温度逐渐升高,但分别小于进口压力、大于进口温度。该方法未对发动机产生不良影响,测量参数基本准确,能够反映主燃烧室在整机条件下的工作状态,可用于完善主燃烧室部件设计。     

Performance characteristics of lithium ion cells at low temperatures

The low temperature charge and discharge characteristics of experimental MCMB-Li/sub x/Ni/sub y/Co/sub 1-y/O/sub 2/ cells containing different electrolytes were investigated. The use of low ethylene carbonate (EC)-content electrolyte formulations has resulted in good discharge performance to temperatures as low as -40/spl deg/C. The effect of charge voltage and charge current upon the individual electrode potentials at low temperature was investigated using the three electrode cells (containing lithium reference electrodes). In some cases, lithium plating was observed to occur upon low temperature charge, and found to be facilitated by high charge voltages, high charge currents, and poor anode kinetics. Electrochemical characterization of the cells has helped to establish the conditions under which lithium plating can occur by providing information regarding the polarization effects present at each electrode.     

Behavior of a cycled Ni-Cd battery during pulse discharge

The pulse discharge behavior of a 9-Ah, 6-V nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) battery fabricated for the FAST program was studied. The response of the battery voltage to a pulse with a current of 60 A and duration of 10 to 200 ms was measured, along with the capacity remaining at the end of pulse discharge. The maximum drop in voltage at the beginning of the pulse was 505 to 1,049 mV, and battery capacity remained stable     

SUSAN角点检测和匹配算法在高温变形测量中的应用

 高温变形测量是材料力学性能实验方法研究中的重点和热点之一。为了能够实现在高温环境下精确地进行变形测量,将最小核值相似区(SUSAN)角点检测和光流跟踪匹配技术应用到位移和应变测量方面,设计了基于SUSAN角点特征的高温变形测量算法。该算法充分发挥了SUSAN角点特征的优点,具有测量精度高、抗干扰能力强等优点。在普通环境下,经过模拟散斑图数据的验证,利用该算法进行变形测量,误差在1%以内,精度高、稳定性好。通过高温力学实验发现,该算法能够适用于高温变形测量。本研究扩展了图像识别等技术在非接触测量技术中的应用。     

纯铁材料动态力学性能测试及本构模型

研究纯铁材料的动态力学性能并建立其本构模型是开展纯铁材料工程应用和数值模拟研究的基础,利用Instron材料试验机和分离式Hopkinson压杆试验装置,对纯铁材料进行了常温下不同应变率（10^-3~5×10⁴s^-1）和应变率为10⁴s^-1时不同温度下（200~800℃）的动态力学性能测试,获得了各种载荷下的应力-应变曲线。试验结果表明,纯铁材料的塑性流动应力对应变率和温度非常敏感,具有明显的应变强化效应、应变率强化和增塑效应以及热软化效应。基于Power-Law本构方程,通过试验数据拟合得到了纯铁材料的动态本构模型参数,拟合曲线与试验数据吻合较好,表明该模型能较好描述纯铁材料在动态载荷下的力学行为。     

超磁致伸缩执行器热损耗模型与实验

针对高频大电流驱动下超磁致伸缩执行器发热严重影响其有效位移输出精度的问题，采用管式冷却结构措施以抑制执行器温升.根据欧姆定律建立交流(DC)与直流(AC)电同时作用下执行器电阻损耗理论模型，基于麦克斯韦方程推导出磁致伸缩棒内部磁场方程及涡流损耗模型，从复数磁导率虚部出发得出磁致伸缩棒磁滞损耗模型.求解上述模型可知:当驱动频率达到50Hz时，磁致伸缩棒损耗占执行器总损耗5%.通过搭建执行器热特性测试实验台，实验测得执行器损耗与理论计算结果吻合良好；管式冷却具有较好的冷却效果，可将磁致伸缩棒温度控制在50℃以内，其实验结果与有限元仿真结果最大误差为3℃以内，进一步验证热损耗计算公式有效性并为精密超磁致伸缩执行器的设计和应用提供了理论支持.      

烧结温度对Mn-Zn铁氧体吸波性能的影响

研究Mn-Zn铁氧体的烧结温度对其微波吸收性能的影响,选用了5种烧结温度制备铁氧体,并对其作了X-射线衍射相组成分析。实验表明采用1500℃高烧结的铁氧体较其他温度下烧结的吸波性好。     

Status of the Air Force nickel hydrogen low earth orbit life test

The US Air Force NiH₂ LEO (low earth orbit) life test consists of 200 cells undergoing real-time LEO cycling, pulse discharge testing, and storage testing. To date, three of the program's four objectives have been met: NiH₂ performance in LEO applications has been demonstrated. A significant number of cells have completed more than 20,000 cycles at 40% DOD. A database for cells of both 3.5 in. and 4.5 in. diameter has been generated. There have been no indications of any performance problems related to scaling up in terms of cell size. Initial data on the pulse discharge performance of a small number of cells has been demonstrated. Concerning the goal of achieving 20,000 cycles at 60% DOD, the data are mixed. Overall, it appears highly unlikely that cell designs such as those currently in the US Air Force test can achieve 20,000 cycles at 60%     

InAsP cells for solar thermophotovoltaic applications

High temperature wide band gap InAsP cells have been specifically designed and fabricated for operating temperatures up 250°C to match with selective emitters operating near 1 μm in a TPV system. An important assumption is that the emitters can be heated up to the range of 1400 K to 2000 K by either solar concentrators or some other heat source. The efficiency of a selective emitter, which can be selected depending on the emitter operating temperatures, will be significantly higher than either a blackbody or a graybody emitter. The key for the TPV success is that the match between the band gap and selective emission must occur at the cell operating temperature. An appropriate cell band gap needs to be carefully selected; so when the band gap shrinks at the operating temperature, the desired match can be achieved. In this paper, two types of InAsP cells were investigated for this concept. The performance of these cells at elevated temperature and energy conversion efficiency are reported in this paper     

Validation test of 125 Ah advanced design IPV nickel-hydrogenflight cells

An update of validation test results confirming the advanced design nickel-hydrogen cell is presented. An advanced 125 Ah individual pressure vessel (IPV) nickel-hydrogen cell was designed for storing and delivering energy for long-term, low-earth-orbit (LEO) spacecraft missions. The new features of this design are: the use of 26% rather than 31% potassium hydroxide (KOH) electrolyte; a patented catalyzed wall wick; serrated-edge separators to facilitate gaseous oxygen and hydrogen flow within the cell, while maintaining physical contact with the wall wick for electrolyte management; and a floating rather than a fixed stack to accommodate nickel electrode expansion. The resulting improvements include extended cycle life and enhanced thermal, electrolyte, and oxygen management; and accommodation of nickel electrode expansion. Six 125-Ah flight cells based on this design are in the process of being evaluated in a LEO cycle life test     

涡轮发动机用陶瓷基复合材料涡轮转子研究进展（两机专刊）

高性能飞行器对涡轮发动机性能需求不断提升,对涡轮转子的耐温性和轻质化提出了苛刻要求。而目前高温合金涡轮转子性能逼近材料极限,难以满足未来涡轮发动机大幅减重提温的需求,先进陶瓷基复合材料（CMCs）涡轮转子成为必然趋势。本文介绍了涡轮转子用CMCs复合材料的设计、制备、加工、检测,以及各国在CMCs涡轮转子研制方面的进展,研究表明CMCs涡轮转子在液体火箭发动机、先进航空发动机领域具有巨大优势和应用潜力。当前连续纤维增强CMCs复合材料涡轮转子的耐温性能、抗冲击性能已初步得到验证,而材料强度和韧性不足是制约CMCs在航空发动机涡轮转子上应用的主要因素,发展高强度、高韧性涡轮转子用CMCs材料成为当前研究热点和未来必然趋势。     

基于加速退化数据的某型电连接器可靠性评估

某型电连接器属于高可靠性、长寿命产品,在短时间内很难获取其失效数据。为了评估其可靠性,在分析其失效机理的基础上设计了步进加速退化试验,通过分析加速退化数据外推出产品在正常工作应力水平下的可靠度函数。试验中以电连接器的接触电阻作为性能参量,选取温度作为加速应力。数据分析时,利用Wiener随机过程对样品退化进行建模。为了提高模型参数的估计精度,采用极大似然法对所有性能退化数据进行整体统计推断。外推其在工作温度下的可靠度时,针对工作温度不恒定的情况利用等效温度表示温度对该产品的综合作用效果。结果表明,提出的基于加速退化数据分析的方法实用、有效,成功实现了某型电连接器的可靠性评估,并可为其他高可靠性产品的可靠性评估工作提供借鉴。     

三级轴向旋流器影响燃烧室性能的试验

对装有4种不同三级轴向旋流器的燃烧室开展了常压下不同进口速度、进口温度和油气比状态下的燃烧室性能试验研究,获得了不同三级轴向旋流器燃烧室的流阻性能和燃烧性能.研究结果表明:各方案中三级轴向旋流器燃烧室的总压损失系数均随着进口速度的增大(由40m/s增加到70m/s)而增加;进口温度的升高对点火和熄火均有利;旋向组合为顺时针—逆时针—顺时针的三级轴向旋流器燃烧室性能与旋向组合为逆时针—逆时针—顺时针的三级轴向旋流器燃烧室燃烧性能相比,总压损失系数稍大、贫油熄火性能较优、燃烧效率稍低;内旋流器空气流量的减少可使得三级轴向旋流器燃烧室的总压损失系数增大、贫油熄火油气比和燃烧效率均有所降低.      

再入体实验模型热化学非平衡绕流流场的数值分析

利用数值求解一个和多个振动温度热化学非平衡Navier-Stokes方程的CFD计算程序,对爆轰风洞球锥试验模型的热化学非平衡绕流流场进行了数值模拟,分析了分子组分振动温度在全流场(头身部流场和底部流场)中的分布规律.研究结果表明:(1)计算的压力、电子数密度以及流场的光辐射数据与试验数据符合较好;(2)在再入体身部,大多数分子的振动温度峰值大大高于平动温度的峰值;在再入体近尾出现振动温度冻结并大大高于平动温度的现象;CO2的两个振动态的振动温度分布非常接近平动温度分布.     

一种新型结构非本征光纤F-P传感器全应变测量性能研究

光纤传感器作为一种新的测量信息传输方式,在航空发动机部件材料高温测量领域具有重要的应用价值。基于多光束干涉原理,制作一种新型结构的非本征光纤 Fabry-Perot（F-P）传感器,探索其在航空发动机部件材料室温/高温环境静力拉伸试验过程中的变形测量性能。采用平板和圆棒两种形状的试样,在不同表面粗糙度和两种加载速率下,分别对比高级视频引伸计（AVE）进行室温、高温环境下静力拉伸试验。结果表明：新型结构的非本征光纤 F-P 传感器具有测量范围大,测量精度高,测量结果不受外界因素影响等优势,可实现航空发动机部件材料的超量程全应变测量;此外,在测量精度和设备体积方面明显优于 AVE。     

微纳米压痕测试技术:发展与应用

近年来,具有高精度、高通量的微纳米压痕测试技术,已被广泛应用于研究微/纳米尺度下材料力学性能演化规律和变形行为中。然而,在航空航天材料试验测试领域,令研究人员更感兴趣的往往是如何更好地揭示材料工程性能,更好地理解材料在服役环境下变形损伤机制。因此,接近材料真实服役环境（如高/低温、电/磁场）下的微纳米压痕测试系统更具应用潜力。首先对传统的微纳米压痕测试技术进行回顾总结,涉及测试系统的组成、经典分析理论方法及其面临的尺度/尺寸效应。然后,简要描述典型磁电弹性材料在力-电-热-磁多场耦合环境下接触力学行为的解析模型,并着重阐述面向材料实际服役环境下的压痕测试技术的典型应用,包括高/低温纳米压痕测试和电/磁场耦合条件下的纳米压痕测试应用。最后,讨论了目前发展所面临的主要问题和挑战,这对微纳米压痕测试技术的进一步发展和先进应用具有重要意义。