长拉杆-止口连接弯曲刚度损失及对转子系统振动响应影响

航空燃气轮机为了实现高负荷、轻质化的追求，在转子结构设计中，趋向于提高转速和加大长径比。这使得转子系统弯曲模态临界转速降低，转子在工作转速范围内不可避免会产生一定的弯曲变形。转子弯曲变形会影响连接结构界面接触特性的变化，使其连接结构局部弯曲刚度产生损失。因此，对于工作转速靠近弯曲临界的高速转子系统，需要考虑连接结构界面接触状态变化对转子系统振动特性的影响。以高负荷的长拉杆-止口连接转子系统为对象，分析连接界面接触应力分布特性，提出连接结构弯曲刚度损失修正方法，以此为基础建立界面连接转子动力学模型。通过对止口连接三级轴流压气机转子结构动力学特性的仿真和试验研究表明，在靠近弯曲振型临界转速下，转子连接界面接触状态的变化会产生弯曲刚度损失，对转子动力学特性具有显著影响。     

Aerodynamic design of tractor propeller for high-performance distributed electric propulsion aircraft

Aiming to maximize the aerodynamic performance of the Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP) aircraft, a hybrid design framework which focuses on the aerodynamic performance of the propeller/wing integration has been developed and validated numerically. Variable-fidelity modelling for propeller aerodynamics has been used to achieve computational efficiency with reasonable accuracy. By optimizing the aerodynamic loading distributions on the tractor propeller disk, the induced slipstream is redistributed into a form that is beneficial for the wing downstream, based on which the propeller blade geometry is generated through a rapid inversed design procedure. As compared with the Minimum Induced Loss (MIL) propeller at a specified thrust level, significant improvements of both the lift-to-drag ratio of the wing and the propeller/wing integrated aerodynamic efficiency is achieved, which shows great promise to deliver aerodynamic benefits for the wing within the propeller slipstream without any additional devices.     

Cutting path-dependent machinability of SiCp/Al composite under multi-step ultra-precision diamond cutting

Particle-tool interactions, which govern the synergetic deformation of SiC particle reinforced Al matrix composites under mechanical machining, strongly depend on the geometry of particle position residing on cutting path. In the present work, we investigate the influence of cutting path on the machinability of a SiCp/Al composite in multi-step ultra-precision diamond cutting by combining finite element simulations with experimental observations and characterization. Be consistent with experimentally characterized microstructures, the simulated SiCp/Al composite is considered to be composed of randomly distributed polygonally-shaped SiC particles with a volume fraction of 25vol%. A multi-step cutting strategy with depths of cut ranging from 2 to 10 μm is adopted to achieve an ultimate depth of cut of 10 μm. Intrinsic material parameters and extrinsic cutting conditions utilized in finite element simulations of SiCp/Al cutting are consistent with those used in corresponding experiments. Simulation results reveal different particle-tool interactions and failure modes of SiC particles, as well as their correlations with machining force evolution, residual stress distribution and machined surface topography. A detailed comparison between numerical simulation results and experimental data of multi-step diamond cutting of SiCp/Al composite reveals a substantial impact of the number of cutting steps on particle-tool interactions and machined surface quality. These findings provide guidelines for achieving high surface finish of SiCp/Al composites by ultra-precision diamond cutting.     

Ionospheric total electron content response to annular solar eclipse on June 21, 2020

The effects of physical events on the ionosphere structure is an important field of study, especially for navigation and radio communication. The paper presents the spatio-temporal ionospheric TEC response to the recent annular solar eclipse on June 21, 2020, which spans across two continents, Africa and Asia, and 14 countries. This eclipse took place on the same day as the June Solstice. The Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) based TEC data of the Global Ionosphere Maps (GIMs), 9 International GNSS Service (IGS) stations and FORMOSAT-7/COSMIC-2 (F7/C2) were utilized to analyze TEC response during the eclipse. The phases of the TEC time series were determined by taking the difference of the observed TEC values on eclipse day from the previous 5-day median TEC values. The results showed clear depletions in the TEC time series on June 21. These decreases were between 1 and 9 TECU (15–60%) depending on the location of IGS stations. The depletions are relatively higher at the stations close to the path of annular eclipse than those farther away. Furthermore, a reduction of about ?10 TECU in the form of an equatorial plasma bubble (EPB) was observed in GIMs at ~20° away from the equator towards northpole, between 08:00–11:00 UT where its maximum phase is located in southeast Japan. Additionally, an overall depletion of ~10% was observed in F7/C2 derived TEC at an altitude of 240 km (hmF2) in all regions affected by the solar eclipse, whereas, significant TEC fluctuations between the altitudes of 100 km ? 140 km were analyzed using the Savitzky-Golay smoothing filter. To prove TEC depletions are not caused by space weather, the variation of the sunspot number (SSN), solar wind (V_SW), disturbance storm-time (Dst), and Kp indices were investigated from 16th to 22nd June. The quiet space weather before and during the solar eclipse proved that the observed depletions in the TEC time series and profiles were caused by the annular solar eclipse.     

Effects of wing flexibility on aerodynamic performance of an aircraft model

The low-speed wind tunnel experiment is carried out on a simplified aircraft model to explore the influence of wing flexibility on the aircraft aerodynamic performance. The investigation involves the measurements of force, membrane deformation and velocity field at Reynolds number of 5.4 × 10⁴–1.1 × 10⁵. In the lift curves, two peaks are observed. The first peak, corresponding to the stall, is sensitive to the wing flexibility much more than the second peak, which nearly keeps constant. For the optimal case, in comparison with the rigid wing model, the delayed stall of nearly 5° is achieved, and the relative lift increment is about 90%. It is revealed that the lift enhanced region corresponds to the larger deformation and stronger vibration, which leads to stronger flow mixing near the flexible wing surface. Thereby, the leading-edge separation is suppressed, and the aerodynamic performance is improved significantly. Furthermore, the effects of sweep angle and Reynolds number on the aerodynamic characteristics of flexible wing are also presented.     

GEO/IGSO混合区域导航星座的设计与优化算法

区域导航星座能够以较低成本和较短时间获得目标区域导航能力，且地球同步轨道是构建非极区区域导航星座的重要轨道类型。提出一种基于GEO（地球静止轨道）和IGSO（倾斜地球同步轨道）的区域导航星座设计方法。基于星下点轨迹特性构造对称星座设计参数和优化参数集，并考虑地球扁率长期摄动影响，计算星座轨道参数。以导航服务区的统计GDOP（几何精度因子）为目标函数，利用差分进化算法构建星座优化模型。以印度IRNSS的7星星座为例，仿真检验了设计和优化算法的正确性，讨论了IRNSS星座优化构型和轨道类型选取。本方法采用的对称星座设计参数少，能够提升GEO/IGSO混合区域导航星座的全局优化效率，为后续非对称星座快速提供最佳星数和构型设计。     

燃气轮机周向拉杆转子连接刚度对转子振动特性影响的研究

为研究燃气轮机周向分布式拉杆转子轮盘间存在的连接刚度对轴系转子振动特性产生的影响，本文提出一种基于六自由度的弹簧单元等效方法；首先将轮盘接触刚度与拉杆弯曲刚度同时等效进连接界面，便于使用一维梁单元求解其临界转速与振动响应变化，验证其与全三维有限元法吻合度在3％以内；然后改写了非线性动力学方程，采用谐波平衡法对其进行求解，使用经典Newmark方法验证其准确性；最后使用该等效方法计算了某模拟转子连接刚度对其临界转速、响应特性、非线性特性等的影响。计算结果表明：当连接面剪切刚度与弯曲刚度减小3个数量级，均造成了临界转速的降低和振动响应的提高，而其影响程度可由各阶振型大致推测，且响应幅值受剪切刚度影响较大；使用临界转速趋于收敛时的连接刚度与试验值的对比误差小于2％，较连续模型提升显著；在连接刚度各向异性时，每一阶临界转速均出现两个响应峰值，轴心轨迹变成椭圆；考虑刚度随位移变化（非线性刚度）后，转子的响应峰值发生“歪扭”特性，且该峰值特征随不平衡量、无量纲阻尼等因素变化而呈现“波浪形”变化。     

复杂薄壁构件自适应加工工艺几何模型重构

随着制造理念和制造水平的不断提高，大量复合制造工艺背景下的近净成形叶片被应用到现役或在研的航空发动机中。该类叶片是典型的复杂薄壁结构零件，无精确定位基准，且成形一致性差。采用传统叶身定位，加工后的前/后缘、榫齿形状和位置精度均难以保证，从而导致产品一致性差，易超差与合格率低。针对以上问题，提出一种面向自适应加工的复杂薄壁结构零件工艺几何模型重构方法。首先，建立复杂曲面的采样点分布模型，快速获取叶片精确成型区域的位置和形状；其次，提出基于特征曲线相似变形的模型重构算法，精确重构前/后缘非精确成型区域的工艺几何模型；最后，通过精锻叶片自适应加工试验进行验证。试验结果表明：该方法可有效满足以精锻叶片为代表的复杂薄壁构件自适应加工要求。     

高能合成煤油GN-1性能研究 --“液体火箭推进”专刊

结合火箭发动机工程应用环境，研究了GN-1煤油高温高压热物性、安全特性、传热结焦性能以及点火延迟性能，并和现役火箭煤油作了对比分析。采用商业仪器对GN-1煤油在最高200℃、最高压力25MPa范围内的密度、黏度、定压比热容、导热系数、表面张力进行了实验测量。在实验数据的基础上，依据基团贡献法、基于比容平移法则的P-R方程、摩擦理论、广义对应态原理分别对GN-1煤油在最高350℃、最高压力60MPa范围内的密度、黏度、定压比热容、导热系数、表面张力进行了理论计算，建立了GN-1煤油的密度方程、黏度方程、导热系数方程，并将方程的计算值与实验值进行了对比，计算偏差较小。对GN-1煤油和火箭煤油的安全性能进行对比研究，GN-1煤油的闪点为40℃，自燃温度为305℃，高于火箭煤油(225℃)；燃点为47℃，低于火箭煤油(82℃)，GN-1煤油的爆炸极限范围为0.44%-2.9%（40℃）。GN-1煤油和火箭煤油的急性经口毒性LD50＞5000mg/kg，均属于第五级化合物（实际无毒）。在入口压力10 MPa，流速10 m·s-1，内壁温480℃条件下，GN-1煤油的传热系数比火箭煤油提高14.4%，建立了传热准则方程。GN-1煤油出口油温220℃时试验段平均结焦速率是出口油温150℃时的4.43倍，GN-1煤油不锈钢材质管路中试验段平均结焦为高合管材质管路中的22.3%。在970K-1105K温度范围内，GN-1煤油的点火延迟时间为320μs-471μs，是火箭煤油的55.6%-69.3%。相关研究可对发动机可靠设计及应用提供重要参考。