Variability of organic material in surface horizons of the hyper-arid Mars-like soils of the Atacama Desert

The objective of this work was to investigate the variability of surface organic carbon within the hyper-arid Yungay region of the Atacama Desert. The fraction of Labile Organic Carbon (LOC) in these samples varied from 2 to 73 μg per gram of soil with a bi-modal distribution with average content of 17 ± 9 μg LOC and 69 ± 3 μg LOC for “low” and “high” samples, respectively. Interestingly, there was no relation between organic levels and geomorphologic shapes. While organics are deposited and distributed in these soils via eolic processes, it is suggested that fog is the dynamic mechanism that is responsible for the variability and peaks in organic carbon throughout the area, where a “high” LOC content sample could be indicative of a biological process. It was determined that there was no significant difference between topological feature or geographical position within the hyper-arid samples and LOC. This very curious result has implications for the investigation of run-off gullies on the planet Mars as our work suggests a need for careful consideration of the expectation of increases in concentrations of organic materials associated with following aqueous altered topology.     

Updated TUS space fluorescence detector for study of UHECR

The TUS (Tracking Ultra-violet Set up) space fluorescence detector has to be launched in 2010 as a separated platform in Foton (Bion) mission prepared by the Samara enterprise. This detector was designed for another satellite and the updated variant of the TUS detector for a new platform is presented. The data on UV glow of the atmosphere obtained in operation of one pixel of the TUS detector on board the Moscow State University “Universitetsky-Tatiana” satellite was taken into account in design of the updated TUS detector. The data on UV transient flashes registered in “Universitetsky-Tatiana” mission are of special interest. Electronics of the TUS detector able to select and register different types of UV events in the atmosphere is presented.     

轨道分子屏极高真空实验室设计技术研究

给出了一种新型的近地轨道极高真空分子屏实验室设计。作者计算了可变翼分子屏周围大气分子的入射及散射、分子屏材料放气在屏内的分子数流密度。通过调整分子屏的翼角,分子屏内的压力可以达到10-12Pa。计算结果指出:在近地轨道选择合适的分子屏参数,可以在极高真空环境下加工超纯材料。     

The status and future of EUV astronomy

The Extreme Ultraviolet wavelength range was one of the final windows to be opened up to astronomy. Nevertheless, it provides very important diagnostic tools for a range of astronomical objects, although the opacity of the interstellar medium restricts the majority of observations to sources in our own galaxy. This review gives a historical overview of EUV astronomy, describes current instrumental capabilities and examines the prospects for future facilities on small and medium-class satellite platforms.     

卫星测控天线日照温度场极端工况预测方法

针对卫星测控天线日照温度场产生的热变形影响天线电性能问题,提出了一种预测天线极端温度工况的方法.该方法将太阳照射参数与天线面板方程有效结合起来,求得天线面板的太阳直射点运动轨迹,从而确定天线姿态参数.在Ⅰ-DEAS中建立该姿态的模型,同时引入环境因素的影响,进行瞬态仿真分析,预测天线的极端温度工况.通过试验天线,验证理论计算太阳直射点运动轨迹与极端温度预测方法的正确性.     

1700℃高温、有氧及时变环境下隔热性能试验研究

针对高超声速飞行器面临极端高温热环境、飞行器外壳单侧面受热以及温度历程非线性时变的特点,自行设计并建立辐射式极端高温氧化环境下的单侧面试验加热装置,实现了1700℃高温有氧环境下对高超声速飞行器热防护材料的隔热性能试验测试。同时,对轻质陶瓷材料试验件和新型陶瓷、纳米材料复合结构在高达1700℃的高温氧化环境下的隔热性能进行试验测试,并对不同材料及其组合模式进行对比分析,优选高效能的隔热方案,发现陶瓷、纳米材料复合结构试验件比单层轻质陶瓷材料试验件的隔热效果提高了约50%。另外,生成了极端高温非线性时变热环境,并进行相应的隔热性能试验。通过建立极端高温、有氧、单侧面加热、非线性时变热环境试验系统及其实际应用研究,为高超声速飞行器的热防护设计提供重要的试验手段。     

气候环境实验室内降雨系统试验及仿真研究

通过试验和仿真对大型航空气候环境实验室内降雨单元的降雨均匀性进行研究。搭建试验台,分别对单个喷嘴和降雨单元的降雨均匀性进行试验研究。根据试验结果,分析喷嘴型号、喷嘴布置形式对降雨强度均匀性的影响。利用Matlab编程对不同型号喷嘴的降雨强度均匀性进行仿真研究。结果表明,喷射角度为120°的喷嘴喷淋性能基本一致,实际降雨覆盖面积直径最大可达3 m;降雨单元上喷嘴间距为1m时可以获得较好的降雨强度均匀性。     

A study of the plasmasphere density distribution using computed tomography methods from the EUV radiation data

In this paper, we introduce a new topic for imaging plasmasphere density with CT techniques. Both parallel-beam and fan-beam reconstruction formulas are derived with a special weighting function. Different from the traditional X-ray CT, the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation may be totally absorbed by the Earth. Only the portion between the Earth and the detector enters the EUV sensor and be measured. The key step in our derivation is to remove the complete absorption effect with a specific weighting function. Computer-simulation studies are present to verify our formulas for the plasmasphere density.     

球形轨道分子屏极高真空系统的抽气方程

地面真空系统中,气体处于封闭的真空容器内,达到平衡状态时,压力 P 与抽速 S 的关系是:P=OIS;轨道分子屏极高真空系统是开放的(或者说具有部分真空容器),相应的抽气方程应该是怎样的形式呢?文章提出了一个物理模型,推导出了球形轨道分子屏极高真空系统的抽气方程。     

Multi-objective design optimization of the transverse gaseous jet in supersonic flows

The mixing process between the injectant and the supersonic crossflow is one of the important issues for the design of the scramjet engine, and the efficiency mixing has a great impact on the improvement of the combustion efficiency. A hovering vortex is formed between the separation region and the barrel shock wave, and this may be induced by the large negative density gradient. The separation region provides a good mixing area for the injectant and the subsonic boundary layer. In the current study, the transverse injection flow field with a freestream Mach number of 3.5 has been optimized by the non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA II) coupled with the Kriging surrogate model; and the variance analysis method and the extreme difference analysis method have been employed to evaluate the values of the objective functions. The obtained results show that the jet-to-crossflow pressure ratio is the most important design variable for the transverse injection flow field, and the injectant molecular weight and the slot width should be considered for the mixing process between the injectant and the supersonic crossflow. There exists an optimal penetration height for the mixing efficiency, and its value is about 14.3 mm in the range considered in the current study. The larger penetration height provides a larger total pressure loss, and there must be a tradeoff between these two objection functions. In addition, this study demonstrates that the multi-objective design optimization method with the data mining technique can be used efficiently to explore the relationship between the design variables and the objective functions.