Increased urinary excretion rates of serotonin and metabolites during bedrest

Astronauts are often on a voluntarily reduced energy intake during space missions, possibly caused by a metabolic or emotional stress response with involvement of the central serotonergic system (SES). We investigated 24 h urinary excretion (24 h-E) of serotonin (5-HT) and 5-hydroxyindol acidic acid as indicators of the SES in healthy males under two different normocaloric conditions: normal physical activity (NPA) and -6 degree head-down-tilt (HDT). HDT or NPA were randomly arranged with a recovery period of 6 months in between. 24 h-E of hormones varied widely among individuals. Values were higher in HDT compared to NPA. Assuming that the 24 h-E values are, beside being indicators for alterations in the number and metabolism of platelets. Also indicators of central SES, HDT condition seems to activate central SES in a higher degree compared to NPA. Therefore, changes in central SES might be involved in the mechanisms associated with space flight or microgravity, including possible maladaptations such as voluntary undernutrition.     

Multiscale eigenelement method for periodical composites: A review

Based on the eigenvector expansion idea, the Multiscale Eigenelement Method (MEM) was proposed by the author and co-workers. MEM satisfies two equivalent conditions, one condition is the equivalence of strain energy, and the other is the deformation similarity. These two equivalent conditions character the structure-preserving property of a multiscale analysis method. The equivalence of strain energy is necessary for achieving accurate macro behaviors such as lower order frequencies, while the deformation similarity is essential for predicting accurate micro behaviors such as stresses. The MEM has become a powerful multiscale method for the analysis of composite structures because of its high accuracy and efficiency. In this paper, the research advances of MEM are reviewed and all types of eigenelement methods are compared, focusing on superiorities and deficiencies from practical viewpoint. It is concluded that the eigenelement methods with smooth shape functions are more suitable for the analysis of macro behaviors such as lower order frequencies, and the eigenelement methods with piecewise shape functions are suitable for the analysis of both macro and micro behaviors.     

惯性静电约束推力器放电过程数值模拟研究

为了研究惯性静电约束推力器(Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Thruster,IECT)的放电原理和工作机制,采用漂移-扩散流体模拟方法,基于圆柱形惯性静电约束推力器的结构,研究不同栅网线直径、栅网个数、推力器尺寸条件下等离子体放电情况和阴极电压、背景气压对推力器放电的影响。结果表明:在所研究条件下,保证阴极必要的几何透过率的同时,适当增加推力器栅网个数可以提高喷射离子密度,减小羽流发散角;随着阴极电压和背景气压的增大,推力器喷射的等离子体密度增大。但是,压强继续增大会达到临界值,等离子体被约束在推力器内部无法喷出,即喷射模式无法运行,故阴极电压与背景气压对IECT均有较大影响。     

Influence of pre-tension on ballistic impact performance of multi-layer Kevlar 49 woven fabrics for gas turbine engine containment systems

In this paper, ballistic impact tests on wrapped multi-layer Kevlar 49 woven fabric systems were carried out with a flat blade projectile to investigate the impact response during a fan blade out event. The influences of the number of Kevlar layers and pre-tension were discussed particularly. Test results were used to analyze failure modes and energy absorption characteristics of multi-ply Kevlar fabrics. Results show that there are two kinds of impact damage for fabrics: global deformation mainly involving stretching of yarns in the impact region and fabric wrinkle from both sides to the impact zone, and local damage characterized by yarn fracture, yarn pull-out, and yarn unraveling. The energy absorption capability of Kevlar 49 woven fabrics improves with the number of fabric layers. The energy absorbed by multi-layer fabrics increases slightly at the beginning and then decreases substantially with pre-tension. The work in this paper can provide guidance for designing light-weight multi-layer fabrics containment systems.     

单/双轴预拉载荷对碳纤维复合材料高速冲击性能的影响研究

针对发动机工作时受预载荷的叶片受到外物冲击的情况,设计一种面内单轴及双轴预加载装置,开展单轴与双轴不同大小预拉载荷下碳纤维/环氧树脂复合材料（T700/TDE-86）的高速冲击试验,探究预拉载荷对复合材料抗冲击性能的影响,并结合超声C扫描分析预拉载荷对损伤面积的影响。结果表明：面内初始载荷对复合材料层合板抗冲击性能和分层损伤面积有显著影响;预拉载荷会提高靶板的抗弯刚度,减少靶板吸收的能量,减小弹道极限,且在双轴预拉情况下更明显;弹体击穿靶板后分层损伤面积几乎不变,而预拉载荷会减小分层损伤面积,且在双轴预拉情况下更明显。     

太阳耀斑硬X射线能谱演变特征

太阳硬X射线是耀斑高能电子束流与太阳大气相互作用产生的韧致辐射,根据简单的太阳耀斑环物理模型,假定具有流量与能谱同步变化的高能电子束流从耀斑环顶部注入,计算了硬X射线辐射在不同的靶物质密度区的能谱演变特征。结果表明:硬X射线辐射在低大气密度靶区呈现软一硬一硬的能谱演变特征,在高密度靶区硬X射线能谱则具有软一硬一软的变化特征。高能电子束流持续时间影响谱型转变区域在耀斑环中的高度。      

Mission-oriented cooperative 3D path planning for modular solar-powered aircraft with energy optimization

Modular Solar-Powered Aircraft(M-SPA) is a kind of High-Altitude Long-Endurance(HALE) aircraft which exploits the mission advantage of swarm UAV and the HALE advantage of large aspect-ratio SPA. M-SPA’s separated mode and combined mode give it the potential to maximize the mission efficiency with limited solar energy. In this paper, firstly, oriented by the mission of maximizing the cruise area, the overall design of the M-SPA is modeled, including the energy model, the aerodynamic model and the...     

具有轨道倾角和最大高度约束的耗尽关机闭路制导

快速响应空间固体运载火箭轨道转移级以最大限度利用能量而非消耗能量为目的进行耗尽关机制导,基于椭圆轨道理论和牛顿迭代法,提出了一种适用于具有轨道、制导多种约束的耗尽关机闭路制导方法,通过实时寻找需要推力方向,充分利用轨道转移级能量,导引上面级进入具有给定轨道倾角和最大高度约束的转移轨道,同时实现耗尽关机.理论推导和数学仿真表明,本文提出的制导方法能在耗尽关机条件下实现对转移轨道的高精度控制.     

基于剩余强度分析的民用飞机发动机非包容性损坏下机体结构安全性评估技术研究 安全性评估技术研

在总结大型民用飞机非包容性损坏下机体结构安全性评估方法的基础上,基于转子碎片无限能量的假设,分析了发动机各级转子非包容性损伤碎片对民用飞机机体结构和吊挂的损伤区域和量化分析方法,建立了非包容性损坏下机体结构的有限元模型,跟梁理论、板壳理论结合有限元分析结果总结了适用于民用大型飞机结构的强度校核方法和安全性评估途径,对非包容性损坏下机体结构的安全性评估技术进行了总结,并结合实例进行了说明。分析结果表明,此方法能够对结构进行有效评估。     

Modified energy cascade model adapted for a multicrop Lunar greenhouse prototype

Models are required to accurately predict mass and energy balances in a bioregenerative life support system. A modified energy cascade model was used to predict outputs of a multi-crop (tomatoes, potatoes, lettuce and strawberries) Lunar greenhouse prototype. The model performance was evaluated against measured data obtained from several system closure experiments. The model predictions corresponded well to those obtained from experimental measurements for the overall system closure test period (five months), especially for biomass produced (0.7% underestimated), water consumption (0.3% overestimated) and condensate production (0.5% overestimated). However, the model was less accurate when the results were compared with data obtained from a shorter experimental time period, with 31%, 48% and 51% error for biomass uptake, water consumption, and condensate production, respectively, which were obtained under more complex crop production patterns (e.g. tall tomato plants covering part of the lettuce production zones). These results, together with a model sensitivity analysis highlighted the necessity of periodic characterization of the environmental parameters (e.g. light levels, air leakage) in the Lunar greenhouse.