GRACE gravity field modeling with an investigation on correlation between nuisance parameters and gravity field coefficients

The GRACE (Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment) monthly gravity models have been independently produced and published by several research institutions, such as Center for Space Research (CSR), GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ), Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) and Delft Institute of Earth Observation and Space Systems (DEOS). According to their processing standards, above institutions use the traditional variational approach except that the DEOS exploits the acceleration approach. The background force models employed are rather similar. The produced gravity field models generally agree with one another in the spatial pattern. However, there are some discrepancies in the gravity signal amplitude between solutions produced by different institutions. In particular, 10%–30% signal amplitude differences in some river basins can be observed. In this paper, we implemented a variant of the traditional variational approach and computed two sets of monthly gravity field solutions using the data from January 2005 to December 2006. The input data are K-band range-rates (KBRR) and kinematic orbits of GRACE satellites. The main difference in the production of our two types of models is how to deal with nuisance parameters. This type of parameters is necessary to absorb low-frequency errors in the data, which are mainly the aliasing and instrument errors. One way is to remove the nuisance parameters before estimating the geopotential coefficients, called NPARB approach in the paper. The other way is to estimate the nuisance parameters and geopotential coefficients simultaneously, called NPESS approach. These two types of solutions mainly differ in geopotential coefficients from degree 2 to 5. This can be explained by the fact that the nuisance parameters and the gravity field coefficients are highly correlated, particularly at low degrees. We compare these solutions with the official and published ones by means of spectral analysis. It is found that our solutions are, in general, consistent with others in the spatial pattern. The water storage variations of the Amazon, Chari and Ganges river basins have also been computed. The variations computed with the NPARB approach are closer to those produced by JPL and DEOS solutions, while the variations produced with the NPESS approach are in good agreement with those produced by the CSR and GFZ solutions. A simulation study is implemented with considering realistic noise and low-frequency error. The two approaches are used to recover the true model. The NPESS solution appears closer to the true one. Therefore we are inclined to estimate the nuisance parameters simultaneously with the geopential coefficients.     

Temperature comparison between CHAMP radio occultation and TIMED/SABER measurements in the lower stratosphere

Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver on the CHAllenging Mini-satellite Payload (CHAMP) and the Sounding of the Atmosphere using Broadband Emission Radiometry (SABER) instrument, one of four on board the TIMED satellite, provide middle atmosphere temperature profiles by Radio Occultation (RO) and limb viewing infrared emission measurements, respectively. These temperature profiles retrieved by two different techniques in the stratosphere are compared with each other using more than 1300 correlative profiles in March, September and December 2005. The over-all mean differences averaged over 15 and 35 km are approximately −2 K and standard deviation is less than 3 K. Below 20 km of altitude, relatively small mean temperature differences ∼1 K are observed in wide latitudinal range except for June (during the SABER nighttime observation). In the middle to low latitudes, between 30°S and 30°N, the temperature difference increases with height from ∼0–1 K at 15 km, to ∼−4 K at 35 km of altitude. Large temperature differences about −4 to −6 K are observed between 60°S and 30°N and 31–35 km of altitude for all months and between 0° and 30°N below 16 km during June (nighttime).     

先进的宇航试验舱温控系统

介绍了中国新一代宇航试验舱的温控系统。该温控系统设计思想先进、结构新颖。在直径２．３ｍ，长２ｍ的封闭舱体控温面上，实现了０℃～５０℃的任意温度定点控制及９０ｍｉｎ内的正弦波、梯形波、三角波的周期变化；在整个控温面上温度非均匀性（均方根偏差）小于０．３℃，远远超过了非均匀度±１℃、控制精度±２℃的原设计指标。     

一种同轴腔温漂问题的仿真

文章在三维仿真软件HFSS和CST中建立谐振腔模型，给出建模的原理和注意点；详细研究了腔体各尺寸随温度变化对腔体本征频率的影响的正负性及影响大小，得出引起腔体频率变化的主要结构因素；重点分析了调谐螺钉纵向扰动及径向扰动对谐振频率的影响。结合LC谐振电路对结果进行分析，得出减小温漂的措施。并根据仿真结果，对腔体的各个部分合理使用不同材料，使腔体温漂得到补偿。     

自由返回轨道的P平面参数快速设计方法

针对自由返回轨道求解过程中地心轨道类型变化造成的B平面参数方法计算失败问题,提出一种基于P平面参数的自由返回轨道快速设计方法。首先,基于轨道半通径参数的普适性,给出了不同轨道类型的P平面参数定义,建立了以P平面参数为求解目标量的自由返回轨道求解模型。其次,给出了基于P平面参数的自由返回轨道快速设计方法,在构建的瞬时地月惯性系下,以平面双二体自由返回轨道作为初值,实现了高精度力模型下的自由返回轨道快速求解。对8种构型自由返回轨道的设计结果表明,P平面参数具有类似于B平面参数的大收敛域,且有效解决了轨道类型变化对计算的影响,可直接应用于中国后续月球探测任务轨道设计。     

超燃冲压发动机燃烧室空气节流技术研究

为考察空气节流对超燃冲压发动机燃烧室的影响,非定常数值模拟和地面实验相结合证实了空气节流可以实现超燃燃烧室燃料稳定燃烧,研究了节流位置、节流流量、节流撤去时间对节流效果的影响。结果表明:在燃烧室入口马赫数2,静温548.8K,静压101555.9Pa条件下,745mm处节流时,激波串稳定时间较短,稳焰失败;875mm处节流时,火焰稳定成功。随着节流流量和节流撤去时间的增加,燃烧越来越剧烈,壁面压力逐渐升高,可能影响进气道的起动,对于本文来流条件,30%入口空气流量作为节流流量是合适的,440ms以前撤去空气节流是恰当的。     

运载火箭贮箱筒段环缝焊接应力变形数值模拟

以5 m直径大型运载火箭贮箱筒段为研究对象,对该筒段进行了环缝焊接过程的有限元模拟,得到了焊接过程的温度场分布情况以及简化工装约束条件下焊接后和约束卸载后的应力变形情况.结果表明,筒段的整体变形以径向变形为主;焊后最大应力出现在焊缝,最大应力429 MPa,由于应变强化而高于屈服强度;焊缝处的应力除外表面轴向应力为压应力,其他皆为拉应力.     

航空拖靶系统大长度拖缆飞行参数计算与分析

针对航空拖靶系统中大长度拖缆张力、下沉量等参数设计问题,给出了计算方法。结合某拖靶系统大长度拖缆的设计,对拖缆进行了多种结构组成状态下的飞行参数计算和对比分析,给出了优化后的设计结果,并应用于实际产品。经飞行验证,取得了满意的效果。     

结合损伤力学与有限元方法预估铆接结构疲劳寿命

利用飞机铆接试验件疲劳试验数据,结合损伤力学与有限元方法,通过MATLAB调用ABAQUS进行损伤演化方程参数的遗传优化反演。将反演得到的损伤演化方程用于飞机结构疲劳寿命预估中,对机翼蒙皮锪窝形式的铆接结构进行了寿命计算和分析,并与试验数据作对比,证明了方法的可行性。     

基于核心机的GTF发动机方案研究

齿轮传动风扇(GTF)发动机具有部件效率高、噪声低、级数少和质量轻的特点,是未来大型民用发动机的主要发展方向之一。为加快后续发动机的发展,在现有核心机的基础上,通过发动机典型气动循环参数的匹配分析,完成GTF发动机总体性能设计方案。分析了涵道比、风扇外涵压比、低压压气机压比、传动比等参数对GTF发动机性能的影响,初步确定参数选取范围。通过对比相同涵道比的GTF发动机与常规结构发动机,其推力和耗油率等性能指标基本接近,但GTF发动机具有低压部件级数显著减少的优点;总结了GTF发动机特有的关键技术。