激光光纤准直系统的试验研究

介绍一种新的激光准直系统,该系统通过单模光纤建立新的光发射基准,从而有效地抑制了由于激光腔热变形而产生的光束漂移。另外,该系统采用了标量卡尔曼数字滤波器耒降低大气扰动和其他环境因素对测量的影响,在2.5m的测量范围内,系统稳定性可以控制在±1.5μm以下。该系统适用于作为形状误差和运动误差测量时的直线基准。     

微型脉冲推力器点火启动过程计算与点火药量选择

建立了微型脉冲推力器点火启动模型,模型中考虑了两相流动和颗粒对推进剂表面的冲击传热。根据数值计算结果,给出了不同产物颗粒含量下的点火药量选择参考范围。该参考范围对于产物颗粒含量小于50%的点火药是适用的;由于过多的颗粒含量将对装药表面产生强烈的热力冲蚀破坏作用,产物颗粒含量超过50%的点火药不适合微型火箭发动机。     

含纳米金属粉的推进剂点火实验及燃烧性能研究

利用CO2激光点火系统对含有纳米铝粉和纳米镍粉的AP／HTPB推进剂进行激光点火实验,测量了推进剂在不同激光功率和压强下的点火延迟时间,对推进剂的燃速、常压点火温度和爆热也进行了测量。同时,利用氧化还原滴定法测定燃烧残渣中活性铝含量。结果表明,纳米铝粉(n—Al)的点火阀值比普通铝粉(g-A1)的点火阀值小几个数量级,加入纳米铝粉可有效地缩短推进剂点火延迟时间。而在纳米镍粉为催化剂的协同作用下,推进剂燃速明显提高,点火延迟时间也大大减少,Al在推进剂燃烧过程中的燃烧效率得以提高,同时燃烧残渣中活性铝含量也明显降低。     

纳米碳粉掺杂对激光烧蚀GAP的推进性能影响

实验以含能聚合物聚叠氮缩水甘油醚(Glycidyl azide polymer,GAP）作为激光烧蚀微推力器的靶材。通过对不同浓度纳米碳粉掺杂和靶材厚度下激光烧蚀GAP的比冲、冲量耦合系数和能量转化效率测量，结合靶材喷射羽流图像，分析了纳米碳粉掺杂提高激光烧蚀聚合物靶材推进性能的机理，给出纳米碳粉掺杂的适用方式。实验结果表明：透射式下，掺杂纳米碳粉之后，聚合物对激光的吸收大幅增强，但激光烧蚀推进性能不随掺杂浓度增加而显著提升；纳米碳粉吸收激光能量形成温度极高的局部热区促进聚合物中化学能的释放，是推进性能提升的主要原因；掺杂纳米碳粉之后的GAP烧蚀深度降低，表现出面吸收特性；随着靶材厚度的增加，未完全烧蚀的工质质量增加，使得靶材的利用率大大降低，导致聚合物推进性能下降。实验中掺杂3%纳米碳粉、厚度为54 μm的GAP靶材最优能量转化效率超过250%，适合作为透射式激光烧蚀微推力器的靶材。     

Thermal-optical design of a geodetic satellite for one millimeter accuracy

The LAGEOS (LAser GEOdynamic Satellite) satellites use a 1.5 in. uncoated retroreflector (cube corner). Design studies done for LAGEOS-1 showed that using smaller cubes would result in greater accuracy and lower thermal gradients. However, this would require using a larger number of cubes. Simulations showed that the accuracy goal of 5 mm could be met using 1.5 in. cubes by adding a dihedral angle offset. The LARES (LAser RElativity Satellite) satellite launched in 2012 is a smaller version of LAGEOS using the same size cube corner and floating mount as LAGEOS.The recent development of COTS (Commercial Off-The-Shelf) cube corners has eliminated cost as an obstacle to using a larger number of smaller cubes. COTS cubes have no dihedral angle offset. However, no offset is needed if the size is chosen properly. The diffraction pattern of a 1.0 in. uncoated cube with no dihedral angle offset has 6 lobes around the central peak due to total internal reflection, The velocity aberration for LAGEOS is about 32–40 microradians. The OCS (Optical Cross Section) of a one inch uncoated COTS retroreflector is about 0.5 million sq m for the LAGEOS orbit.Testing of 10 inexpensive COTS cubes by Ludwig Grunwaldt and Reinhart Neubert shows good cross section (unpublished work done at GFZ Potsdam, Germany). Measurement of 50 COTS cubes at INFN (Mondaini et al., 2018), shows a loss of cross section of only 33% (Slide 10). Simulations show that systematic range errors on the order of a half millimeter are possible for a spherical geodetic satellite such as LARES. Adjustments for the holding and ejection system result in some loss of accuracy.     

InfraRed Astronomy Satellite Swarm Interferometry (IRASSI): Overview and study results

The far-infrared (FIR) regime is one of the few wavelength ranges where no astronomical data with sub-arcsecond spatial resolution exist yet. Neither of the medium-term satellite projects like SPICA, Millimetron or OST will resolve this malady. For many research areas, however, information at high spatial and spectral resolution in the FIR, taken from atomic fine-structure lines, from highly excited carbon monoxide (CO) and especially from water lines would open the door for transformative science. These demands call for interferometric concepts. We present here first results of our feasibility study IRASSI (Infrared Astronomy Satellite Swarm Interferometry) for an FIR space interferometer. Extending on the principal concept of the previous study ESPRIT, it features heterodyne interferometry within a swarm of five satellite elements. The satellites can drift in and out within a range of several hundred meters, thereby achieving spatial resolutions of <0.1 arcsec over the whole wavelength range of 1–6 THz. Precise knowledge on the baselines will be ensured by metrology methods employing laser-based optical frequency combs, for which preliminary ground-based tests have been designed by members of our study team. We first give a motivation on how the science requirements translate into operational and design parameters for IRASSI. Our consortium has put much emphasis on the navigational aspects of such a free-flying swarm of satellites operating in relatively close vicinity. We hence present work on the formation geometry, the relative dynamics of the swarm, and aspects of our investigation towards attitude estimation. Furthermore, we discuss issues regarding the real-time capability of the autonomous relative positioning system, which is an important aspect for IRASSI where, due to the large raw data rates expected, the interferometric correlation has to be done onboard, in quasi-real-time. We also address questions regarding the spacecraft architecture and how a first thermomechanical model is used to study the effect of thermal perturbations on the spacecraft. This will have implications for the necessary internal calibration of the local tie between the laser metrology and the phase centres of the science signals and will ultimately affect the accuracy of the baseline estimations.     

激光动态液位测量技术研究

如今,运载火箭大量使用液氧、煤油等液体推进剂,其液位测量技术主要有浮子式、激光式、电容式、雷达式等。介绍并实现了一种激光液位测量系统,该系统体积小、功耗低,可适应多种测量环境,能满足航天燃料液位测量高精度、高动态、连续稳定测量的要求。系统利用相位式激光测距技术,通过测量激光回波信号的相位延迟,计算激光光程从而得到距离数据并通过客户端进行直观展示和数据存储。系统最大测量距离可达100 m,精度为±1 mm。该系统为非接触测量,耐腐蚀,通过加入反射板可实现透明、非透明液体测量。     

催化点火器高空点火性能的实验研究

介绍国产催化点火器高空点火性能模拟试验,主气流温度为５００℃左右、加力室压力为０．０４—０．１２ＭＰａ,对催化点火器的着火延迟时间和贫富油点火极限进行了测量。试验结果表明：当飞行高度为１７０００—１７５００ｍ,飞行马赫数Ｍａ＝１．０时,催化点火器可以正常点燃某型发动机加力燃烧室。     

直射式喷嘴喷雾特性的实验研究

用二维激光测速测粒仪,对直射式喷嘴在横向气流中所形成喷雾的粒度、平均和脉动速度,以及浓度进行了测量。研究了喷雾的结构,气流速度以及喷射方向对喷雾特性的影响,不同直径的粒子在横向的扩散。为两相流模型的研究以及数值计算结果的验证提供实验数据。      

喷嘴匹配方案及火焰筒开孔对燃烧室性能影响的试验研究

基于航空发动机主燃烧室扇形试验,针对点火喷嘴特性以及火焰筒大孔射流的改变对主燃烧室性能的改善情况进行了研究。试验中进行了点火用喷嘴匹配方案对燃烧室熄火性能,以及火焰筒大孔面积变化对燃烧室贫油熄火、燃烧效率和出口温度场性能影响的研究。研究结果表明：在供油系统设计中采用放大型点火喷嘴可改善主燃烧室贫油熄火性能;增大火焰筒主燃孔的面积可提高燃烧室的燃烧效率,改善出口温度场分布,而贫油熄火特性将变差;增大掺混孔的面积可提高燃烧室的燃烧效率,改善出口温度场分布,拓宽燃烧室的熄火动界．