Plasma instabilities and their simulations in the equatorial F region – Recent results

In this paper the developments made in the last five years on numerical simulation/modeling studies of a complex nighttime equatorial spread F phenomenon are reviewed. Emphasis is given to the Indian work and necessary comparisons are done with other international works on this field. Investigations involving the important aspects, namely the confinement of the plasma bubble in the bottomside of the ionosphere, linear and nonlinear effects of molecular ions in the development of plasma bubbles, interaction of two modes as a seed perturbation are discussed in detail. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

零部件外形非接触测量方法探讨

探讨了一种新的适合于零部件外形非接触测量的方法，包括相应测量系统组成，测量原理，测量点数据信息的采集、传输和处理。     

一种简便的齿轮传动优化设计方法

本文通过分析齿面接触疲劳强度和齿根弯曲疲劳强度的内在联系，引进齿形复合系数和齿数算子概念，提出了一种能直接求得齿轮传动优化参数的简便方法。将该方法用于二级或多级齿轮减速器的优化设计，其优化过程更为直观、清晰，编程更为简单、快捷。     

氢气泡显示流动的跟随性问题

应用湍流中散射粒子的跟随性理论［１］计算、分析了氢气泡显示流动的跟随性问题，得到了氢气泡所能跟随的湍流脉动频率范围。     

烧蚀外形计算的一种自动调节人工粘性项的差分格式

在再入端头烧蚀外形计算中,通过对物形参数的自动滤波处理,构造出了一种附加人工粘性项三层显式差分格式。这种格式在外形变化波动区达一阶精度,在外形变化平稳区达二阶精度。数值试验表明,这种格式在保障外形计算精度和增大时间步长、节省计算机时都是有效的。     

Be stars in young clusters in the Magellanic Clouds

A substantial fraction (typically 10%) of Galactic B stars consists of Be stars. While Galactic Be stars have been fairly well investigated, very little is known about the Be star content of the Magellanic Clouds (MCs). We present a refined method of Be star identification by CCD photometry and apply it to four young clusters and associations in the MCs. We find NGC 330 in the SMC to be exceptionally rich in Be stars, while the fraction is clearly lower in the similarly aged LMC clusters NGC 2004 and NGC 1818. NGC 2044, a very young region in the LMC, contains almost no Be stars. Among very early-type B stars in the investigated MC clusters we find the largest number of Be stars, while in the Milky Way this is shifted to somewhat later types. In the LMC, there may be a second frequency peak around B6.Based on observations obtained at the 2.2m MPIA telescope at ESO, La Silla, Chile, partly on time granted by the MPIA, Heidelberg.     

Transient outburst mechanisms in Supergiant Fast X-ray Transients

The recent discovery of a new class of recurrent and fast X-ray transient sources, the Supergiant Fast X-ray Transients, poses interesting questions on the possible mechanisms responsible for their transient X-ray emission. The association with blue supergiants, the spectral properties similar to those of accreting pulsars and the detection, in a few cases, of X-ray pulsations, confirm that these transients are High Mass X-ray Binaries. I review the different mechanisms proposed to explain their transient outbursts and the link to persistent wind accretors. I discuss the different models in light of the new observational results coming from an on-going monitoring campaign of four Supergiant Fast X-ray Transients with Swift.     

Plant mineral nutrition,gas exchange and photosynthesis in space: A review

Successful growth and development of higher plants in space rely on adequate availability and uptake of water and nutrients, and efficient energy distribution through photosynthesis and gas exchange. In the present review, literature has been reviewed to assemble the relevant knowledge within space plant research for future planetary missions. Focus has been on fractional gravity, space radiation, magnetic fields and ultimately a combined effect of these factors on gas exchange, photosynthesis and transport of water and solutes.     

单通道客机的后机身设计

作为一种典型的单通道喷气客机,CC-200具有大展弦比、小后掠角、相对较低的巡航速度等技术特点,其后机身长度为6.458m,上掠角为12°,与地面水平线的最小间隙值为0.15m。本文采用ESDU 80006和ESDU 70011中的方法计算了该机后机身的阻力增量,并分析了后机身的结构布置及应力分布。     

高超声速飞行器参数化几何建模方法与外形优化

飞行器几何建模是进行外形优化设计的基础,针对尺寸和形状驱动的飞行器外形参数化几何建模要求,采用类型函数/形状函数变换技术,建立面向族的参数曲面,通过调整少量尺寸参数或类型函数/形状函数控制参数,可以衍生出多种设计构型,且相互转换十分便捷。相比现有CAD和二次曲线建模方法,在模型简化和设计变量数量有效控制方面具有优势。升力体和乘波体两种典型布局飞行器的外形建模与应用表明方法简单、有效、适应性强,可以满足飞行器概念设计阶段外形优化的要求。