Self-perspiration garment for extravehicular activity improves skin cooling effects without raising humidity

Introduction

The current U.S. extravehicular activity (EVA) suit in space includes liquid cooling and ventilation garment (LCVG) to control thermal condition. Tubes knitted in LCVG for flowing water interrupt evaporation of perspiration, and astronauts feel discomfort. In the present study, we hypothesized that a self-perspiration garment would effectively lower the skin temperature without raising humidity in the garment. Thus, we developed and examined the effects of the garment.

Methods

Eight healthy subjects were studied with a cyclic ergometer of 30, 60 90 and 120 W loading for 3 min each. Skin temperature and humidity on the back were measured continuously. Subjects wore and tested three types of garments i.e., a spandex wear without any cooling device (Normal), a simulated LCVG (s-LCVG) or the spandex wear knitted a vinyl tube for flowing water, and the spandex wear with a tube, which flows water and self-perspiration with oozing water for evaporative cooling (SPEC).

Results

All measurements were reached to steady state 2–3 min after the setting. The s-LCVG decreased skin temperature 0.39±0.14 °C during 12 min of cooling. With SPEC, skin temperature did not decrease significantly until 6–9 min after starting the cooling. However, the temperature decreased rapidly and significantly after that, and finally decreased 1.59±0.32 °C. Humidity in the SPEC was significantly lower than that in s-LCVG.

Discussion

SPEC was effective for lowering skin temperature without raising humidity in the garment. The concept is expected to use as a better cooling system during EVA.     

高温磁悬浮轴承用位移传感器的研究

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整体叶盘叶型电解加工流场设计及实验

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民用飞机弹性结构水上迫降试验载荷研究

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悬停状态倾转旋翼/机翼干扰流场及气动力的CFD计算

基于一套高效通用的多层运动嵌套网格技术,建立了适合悬停状态倾转旋翼机旋翼/机翼气动干扰特性分析的高效混合计算流体力学（CFD）方法。在倾转旋翼/机翼贴体网格区采用可压雷诺平均Navier-Stokes（RANS）方程作为主控方程,过渡/背景网格区选用Euler方程,湍流模型选用Spalart-Allmaras模型。时间推进上采用双时间推进格式进行非定常求解,并在方法中运用了SPMD（Single Program Multiple Data）模式的并行加速技术。在此基础上,首先分别采用UH-60A直升机旋翼及XV-15倾转旋翼机旋翼作为数值算例,验证了CFD方法的有效性。然后着重对倾转旋翼/机翼的非定常干扰流场及气动力分布特征进行了数值研究,模拟得到与实际情况相符的“喷泉效应”干扰现象。计算结果表明,干扰作用使得倾转旋翼相对于孤立旋翼拉力数值减小了3%,但总的拉力系数损失达到了17%,证明悬停状态下气动干扰对飞行器气动性能有重要影响。     

可应用于民机空气动力设计中的数值优化方法

目前民机成功设计的一个关键要素即在设计中有效地引入计算流体力学（CFD）的模拟方法和软件,特别是具有设计能力的方法和工具。本文概要地叙述了反设计、基于CFD低可信度和高可信度模型等数值优化方法的发展和应用于民机设计的历史和现状;简单地介绍了即将举行的空气动力优化设计计算系列研讨会;重点讨论了对可应用于民机设计的基于Navier-Stokes方程解算器的OPTIMAS的数值优化方法的要求及其构造方法,并以翼身组合体整流外形和翼身融合体（BWB）外形的算例表明其有效性,说明OPTIMAS可以成为民机日常设计的方法和工具之一。     

基于模糊灰色聚类和组合赋权法的飞机健康状态综合评估方法

针对目前飞机健康状态不易准确评估的难题,以飞机液压系统为具体研究对象,提出一种基于模糊灰色聚类和组合赋权相结合的健康状态综合评估新方法。首先,利用熵权法和层次分析法（AHP）分别计算并确定飞机液压系统各关键部件相关参数的权重,再通过组合赋权法将上述两种权重进行组合,得到具有主客观意义的组合权重。第二,采用灰色聚类法评估飞机液压系统各关键部件的健康状态。针对评估结果,由飞机液压系统各关键部件聚类系数创建飞机液压系统的健康评估模糊评判矩阵。然后依据该矩阵,采用熵权法和AHP分别求出各关键部件权重,并用组合赋权法进行组合。最终,采用模糊综合评判法评估飞机液压系统的健康状态。以某型飞机真实液压系统为例进行了试验验证,结果表明,所提出的基于模糊灰色聚类和组合赋权相结合的健康状态综合评估方法能够有效实现飞机液压系统健康评估的效能,具有很好的工程应用价值。     

The impact of orbital errors on the estimation of satellite clock errors and PPP

Precise satellite orbit and clocks are essential for providing high accuracy real-time PPP (Precise Point Positioning) service. However, by treating the predicted orbits as fixed, the orbital errors may be partially assimilated by the estimated satellite clock and hence impact the positioning solutions. This paper presents the impact analysis of errors in radial and tangential orbital components on the estimation of satellite clocks and PPP through theoretical study and experimental evaluation. The relationship between the compensation of the orbital errors by the satellite clocks and the satellite-station geometry is discussed in details. Based on the satellite clocks estimated with regional station networks of different sizes (∼100, ∼300, ∼500 and ∼700 km in radius), results indicated that the orbital errors compensated by the satellite clock estimates reduce as the size of the network increases. An interesting regional PPP mode based on the broadcast ephemeris and the corresponding estimated satellite clocks is proposed and evaluated through the numerical study. The impact of orbital errors in the broadcast ephemeris has shown to be negligible for PPP users in a regional network of a radius of ∼300 km, with positioning RMS of about 1.4, 1.4 and 3.7 cm for east, north and up component in the post-mission kinematic mode, comparable with 1.3, 1.3 and 3.6 cm using the precise orbits and the corresponding estimated clocks. Compared with the DGPS and RTK positioning, only the estimated satellite clocks are needed to be disseminated to PPP users for this approach. It can significantly alleviate the communication burdens and therefore can be beneficial to the real time applications.     

利用高分辨率遥感数据的芦山地震道路损毁快速评估

道路损毁评估是地震损失评估工作的重要内容。文章根据芦山7.0级地震应急评估需求,提出利用多源遥感数据的道路损毁评估方法。首先,针对获取的高分辨率遥感数据特点,建立道路损毁遥感解译标准,进一步考虑地震平均烈度,建立以县为单元的灾区道路损毁等级快速评估模型,最后给出了地震灾区基于高分辨率遥感数据的快速制图产品和灾区道路损毁分县等级评估结果。结果表明,道路损毁极重灾区有芦山县、宝兴县,重灾区有天全县、雨城区、荥经县、名山区、邛崃市,一般灾区有汉源县等14个县(市、区)。相关研究和结果为震后救灾决策提供了重要支撑。     

Stability of the seasonal variations in diurnal and semidiurnal components of mid-latitude F2 layer parameters

We report work utilizing 15-min resolution ionospheric data obtained with DPS-4 digisonde in 2003–2011 to study the seasonal variations in amplitudes and phases of the most powerful spectral components of the F2 layer critical frequency (foF2) and peak height (hmF2) fluctuations over Irkutsk (52.5°N, 104.0°E). We show that fluctuations of both parameters contain quasi-harmonic components with periods of T_n = 24/n h (n = 1–7). The number of distinct spectral peaks varies from 3 in summer to 7 in winter. Amplitude and phase characteristics of the diurnal (n = 1) and semidiurnal (n = 2) components is studied using the data sets extracted from the original data sets with band-pass filter. It has been found that the amplitudes of diurnal/semidiurnal foF2 and diurnal hmF2 components are maximum in winter and minimum in summer. Amplitudes of the diurnal components vary gradually; those of the foF2 semidiurnal one, abruptly, thus forming a narrow winter maximum in November–January. The phase (local time of maximum) of the diurnal foF2 component increases gradually by 4–6 h from winter to summer. The phase of the semidiurnal foF2 component is nearly stable in winter/summer and sharply decreases (increases) by 2–3 h near the spring (autumn) equinox. The phase of the diurnal component of hmF2 (local time of minimum) varies slightly between 1130 and 1300 LT; that of the semidiurnal one decreases (increases) by 4–6 h from January to March (from September to November). The results obtained show that the main features of seasonal variations in the diurnal and semidiurnal components of the mid-latitude F2 layer parameters recur consistently during the solar activity growth and decline phases.