CubeSail: A low cost CubeSat based solar sail demonstration mission

CubeSail is a nano-solar sail mission based on the 3U CubeSat standard, which is currently being designed and built at the Surrey Space Centre, University of Surrey. CubeSail will have a total mass of around 3 kg and will deploy a 5 × 5 m sail in low Earth orbit. The primary aim of the mission is to demonstrate the concept of solar sailing and end-of-life de-orbiting using the sail membrane as a drag-sail. The spacecraft will have a compact 3-axis stabilised attitude control system, which uses three magnetic torquers aligned with the spacecraft principle axis as well as a novel two-dimensional translation stage separating the spacecraft bus from the sail. CubeSail’s deployment mechanism consists of four novel booms and four-quadrant sail membranes. The proposed booms are made from tape-spring blades and will deploy the sail membrane from a 2U CubeSat standard structure. This paper presents a systems level overview of the CubeSat mission, focusing on the mission orbit and de-orbiting, in addition to the deployment, attitude control and the satellite bus.     

常开洞工业厂房风致内压试验研究

通过一系列不同条件下的单个常开洞单跨厂房刚性模型风洞测压试验,分析了风向角、开洞位置、开洞形状以及开洞大小对内压平均值与脉动值的影响,并与基于稳态理论与非定常理论的内压预测值进行了比较。研究发现,单个常开洞厂房内压的空间分布是均匀的,几乎处处相等,仅在开洞附近测点的风压系数值稍有差别;内压的脉动特性主要来源于来流湍流作用、旋涡脱落与尾流干扰以及赫姆霍兹共振等三个方面的影响;内压的均值与均方根值受开洞条件以及风向角等因素影响较大;稳态理论计算得到的内压系数均值与试验所得非常接近,但是均方根值的预测偏保守。非定常理论推导得到的内压响应方程在风速方向正对开洞时可以给出良好的预测,但由于受旋涡脱落、尾流干扰等影响,斜风向时运用该方法预测内压是不合适的。     

矩形转圆形高超声速内收缩进气道数值及试验研究

采用压力梯度先增大后减小压升规律轴对称基准流场,结合流线追踪及截面渐变技术设计了矩形转圆形内收缩进气道模型,并采用4°斜楔模拟飞行器前体,对前体、进气道一体化模型进行了数值模拟和风洞试验,初步得到了该进气道的流场结构及总体性能.设计点和接力点的数值模拟结果表明该进气道可在马赫数Ma=4～6状态下正常工作,且具有良好的总...     

缝式处理机匣轴向位置对压气机特性影响的机理

对轴向倾斜缝处理机匣轴向位置的改变如何影响轴流压气机性能进行了研究.试验与数值结果均表明三个轴向位置的处理机匣均扩宽压气机的稳定工作范围,轴向位置不变时扩稳效果最好,轴向位置后移时效果最差.同时轴向位置前移或后移使压气机等熵效率损害程度降低.通过详细地分析压气机内部流场表明:处理机匣轴向位置后移使叶顶机匣约1/3的轴向...     

引气提升轴流压气机性能的数值研究

以低速单级压气机为研究对象,根据引气对压气机性能的影响机理设计了6种引气方案,通过数值模拟,讨论了引气对压气机总压升、稳定裕度的影响.结果表明:对于角区大分离的静子,在靠近吸力面的机匣上和叶片吸力面近轮毂区域同时引气可以以较小的引气量获得压气机总压升和稳定工作裕度的全面提升.研究结论有力地支持了空气系统气源引气与压气机...     

全流量补燃循环发动机系统参数模型与设计(Ⅱ)参数设计

在全流量补燃循环发动机系统动力平衡模型的基础上,研究了氢发汗冷却流量、燃烧室压力和燃烧室混合比对发动机系统参数的影响规律.研究结果表明:在发动机推力和喷管扩张比保持恒定时,①随着氢发汗冷却流量的增加,燃料泵扬程大幅度增大,氧化剂泵扬程小幅度减小;②当燃烧室压力在20MPa之前,泵的扬程增加与燃烧室压力的增加近似成线性;...     

Topological Studies of Three-dimensional Flows in a High Pressure Compressor Stator Blade Row without and with Boundary Layer Aspiration

This paper presents a numerical study of the flow topologies of three-dimensional (3D) flows in a high pressure compressor stator blade row without and with boundary layer aspiration on the hub wall. The stator blade is representative of the first stage operating under transonic inlet conditions and the blade design encourages development of highly complex 3D flows. The blade has a small tip clearance. The computational fluid dynamics (CFD) studies show progressive increase of hub corner stall with the increase in incidence. Aspiration is implemented on the hub wall via a slot in the corner between the hub wall and the suction surface. The CFD studies show aspiration to be sensitive to the suction flow rate; lower rate leads to very complex flow structures and increased level of losses whereas higher rate renders aspiration effective for control of hub corner separation. The flow topologies are studied by trace of skin friction lines on the walls. The nature of flow can be explained by the topological rules of closed separation. Furthermore, a deeper analysis is done for a particular case with advanced criterion to test the non-degeneracy of critical points in the flow field.     

Simulation analysis for effects of bone loss on acceleration tolerance of human lumbar vertebra

The purpose of the present study was to analyze and predict the changes in acceleration tolerance of human vertebra as a result of bone loss caused by long-term space flight. A human L3–L4 vertebra FEM model was constructed, in which the cancellous bone was separated, and surrounding ligaments were also taken into account. The simulation results demonstrated that bone loss has more of an effect on the acceleration tolerance in x-direction. The results serve to aid in the creation of new acceleration tolerance standards, ensuring astronauts return home safely after long-term space flight. This study shows that more attention should be focused on the bone degradation of crew members and to create new protective designs for space capsules in the future.     

失重性骨质疏松腰椎力学性能研究

航天员在长期失重环境影响下,会容易造成椎体失重性骨质疏松。为了探究骨质流失对腰椎承载能力的影响,设计了不同骨密度的腰椎力学仿真,通过图像处理建立了腰椎三维模型,利用有限元算法得到腰椎应力分布,对比了不同材料属性腰椎模型应力结果。结果表明:骨质疏松腰椎的应力值较正常腰椎变小,而形变量却明显增大。可以看出,骨质流失时,会导致腰椎骨骼材料性能发生变化,使腰椎形变量增大,并且使腰椎结构承载能力降低。     

基于Ansys Fluent的近场翼尖涡数值模拟与分析

为了进一步研究飞机远场尾涡,提供网格分配及湍流模型的参考,并为整机模拟提供必要的参考依据,通过基于Ansys Fluent的数值模拟方法,研究了NACA0012机翼的近场翼尖涡流场,采用有限体积法求解不可压缩雷诺平均Navier-Stokes方程,其中雷诺应力项分别以S-A和Realizable k-ε模型封闭,模拟了近场翼尖涡卷起的过程,分析了机翼表面压力以及涡核参数,包括轴向涡量、涡核位置、涡核粘性等,并与风洞实验结果进行了对比。结果分析表明:基于局部O-网的六面体网格,RKE模型要优于S-A模型,与实验值更为吻合。