The evolution of mirror type magnetic fluctuations in the magnetosheath based on multipoint observations

Two orbits were selected in January–February 2006 when the separation between the Cluster spacecraft was large and mirror type magnetic field fluctuations were observed by all spacecraft in different regions of the terrestrial magnetosheath. Minimum variance analysis was applied to find the mirror type fluctuations, and the amplitude of the fluctuations was determined individually. Mirror mode structures are moving along the streamlines frozen in the plasma. A model was developed for the calculation of plasma flowtime from the bow shock to the observation point. The growth rate of the field strength perturbations was estimated by comparing the amplitudes of fluctuations observed simultaneously at distant locations (∼10,000 km) based on the assumption that δB ∼ exp(γt). The obtained growth rate values were about an order of magnitude smaller than those provided by linear models and they decreased in the inner regions of the magnetosheath, indicating some saturation in the growth of the waves when proceeding towards the magnetopause. The results of these two case studies suggest that mirror type fluctuations originate from the compression region downstream of the quasi-perpendicular bow shock, and the growth of the fluctuations cannot be described by linear approximations.     

离子液体电喷推力器的关键技术及展望

首先介绍离子液体电喷推力器的工作原理和分类，通过与其他相同推力量级的电推力器对比进一步分析了其特点，然后总结了离子液体电喷推力器的国内外研究现状，在此基础上重点梳理了微尺度下带电粒子的产生与加速、微细制造与精密装配、推进剂贮存和供给、高升压比微功率电源处理单元以及比冲和推力测试等离子液体电喷推力器研制过程中涉及的关键技术，最后展望了小型化、模块化与推力密度提升的发展趋势并提出离子液体电喷推力器的发展构想。     

月面高温下推力器可靠性试验

嫦娥五号着陆上升组合体落月后将经历月昼强红外辐射环境，由于推力器喷管导热影响，使推进剂管路与电磁阀面临高温环境，推进系统存在管路内氧化剂汽化和推力器性能下降甚至无法正常工作的问题，影响上升器月面起飞正常姿态控制。为了研究高温下推力器的工作性能，进行了高温下氟塑料阀芯与氧化剂相容性调研，提出了电磁阀和推力器可靠性增长及可靠性验证试验方法，分析了温度与电磁阀阀芯行程的关系，获取了高温环境下推力器的稳态及脉冲工作性能，在小子样条件下评估了推力器可靠性置信下限及月面起飞上升推进系统可靠度，通过月面高温排气及月面起飞上升姿态控制对研究结果进行了航天器在轨飞行验证，圆满完成了上升器月面起飞上升任务。所提出的研究方法及思路具有很好的工程适用性。     

Implication of multiple dipolarization event near 9 RE for the physics of substorms

In 2001, 2002 and 2003, the Polar spacecraft probed the near equatorial plasma sheet at 9 R_E near local midnight. Using the magnetic field observations, the signatures at substorm onsets are studied. Close to the flux pile-up region, the Polar spacecraft readily detects the dipolarization front, especially for pseudo onsets. An event with two distinct onsets has been examined. The signatures are found to be consistent with the multiple-onset model suggested by Russell [Russell, C.T. How northward turnings of the IMF can lead to substorm expansion onsets. Geophys. Res. Lett. 27, 3257–3259, 2000] which is a modified Near-Earth Neutral Line (NENL) model. Another similar event is also examined showing the effects of different Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF) conditions upon substorms. Moreover, ground effects can be very weak compared to in situ observations, especially for pseudo onsets, because these signatures appear to be localized and not global.     

面向深空探测的30cm离子推力器寿命预估

为评价30cm离子推力器的寿命,提出了有限寿命考核结合栅极仿真模型的推力器寿命预估方法,利用粒子-蒙特卡洛（PIC-MCC）方法建立了栅孔溅射腐蚀模型,开展了30cm离子推力器寿命预估研究,分析了栅孔刻蚀速率、单孔电场及离子引出特性,给出了30cm推力器寿命预估值。结果表明,栅孔直径仿真与实测值一致性较好,误差在20%以内,基于每个寿命小节栅孔实测值对模型的修正是有效的;根据仿真结果,10000h寿命考核后,减速栅最先失效,30cm离子推力器在最大功率（3kW）工况下预估寿命为37540h,能够满足小天体探测任务对电推进系统的长寿命需求。     

多模式离子推力器流率特性实验研究

为了实现多模式离子推力器在宽功率范围内最优性能和可靠性,基于30cm多模式离子推力器通过实验开展了阴极和中和器羽状模式转变点流率、放电电压30V对应阴极流率和放电损耗曲线与束电流关系研究。30cm多模式离子推力器束电流从0.3A增加到3.3A时,阴极羽状模式转变点流率值从0.017mg/s增加到0.163mg/s,放电电压30V对应阴极流率从0.129mg/s增加到0.231mg/s,中和器羽状模式转变点流率从0.030mg/s增加到0.191mg/s。随放电室工质利用率的增加,在小束电流下放电损耗迅速增加;当束电流大于1.5A时,放电损耗对放电室工质利用率的变化较为迟钝。基于上述流率特性实验结果完成了30cm多模式离子推力器宽功率范围35个工作点下最佳流率设计。在设计的工作流率下,放电电压小于30V,阴极和中和器均工作在点状模式,实测推力为9.6mN~185.2mN、比冲为1332s~3568s、功率为258W~4761W。     

圆柱形Hall推力器磁场的设计与数值模拟

霍尔(Hall)推力器的磁场设计是提高其性能的关键技术之一。针对传统环形Hall推力器小型化带来的缺点,提出了圆柱形的Hall推力器。简要对比了环形和圆柱形两种推力器,对圆柱形推力器的工作原理、磁场设计的要求以及利用ANSYS有限元软件进行的电磁场数值模拟的结果进行了详细分析。结果表明,圆柱形推力器磁路设计是合理的,另外也证明了用ANSYS有限元软件进行电磁场模拟的可靠性。     

空气压强对激光推进器冲量耦合系数影响

设计并加工了激光推进器实验模型,以空气为推进工质,利用脉冲式CO2激光器,研究了空气压强对激光推进器冲量耦合系数影响。实验结果表明,空气压强对激光推进器性能有显著影响。在文中实验条件下,当空气压强大于6 kPa时,激光推进器冲量耦合系数随压强减小而减少较慢;当空气压强小于6 kPa时,激光推进器冲量耦合系数随压强减小而减少很快。     

铣槽结构液体火箭发动机推力室壳体热应力分析

介绍了液体火箭发动机推力室铣槽结构热应力的数值分析方法,通过建立液体火箭发动机推力室的流场燃烧和导热理论模型,运用有限体积法考虑液膜冷却计算出发动机工作时的燃气、燃烧室壳体和冷却工质的温度场,将得出的结果作为壳体热应力计算模型的边界条件进行热应力场有限元分析。内、外壁温度的计算数据与实验结果基本相符。