In vitro edible muscle protein production system (MPPS): stage 1, fish

The working efficiency and state-of-mind of a Space vehicle crew on long-term missions is dependent on the suitability of living conditions including food. Our purpose was to establish the feasibility of an in vitro muscle protein production system (MPPS) for the fabrication of surrogate muscle protein constructs as food products for Space travelers. In the experimental treatments, we cultivated the adult dorsal abdominal skeletal muscle mass of Carassius (Gold fish). An ATCC fish fibroblast cell line was used for tissue engineering investigations. No antibiotics were used during any phase of the research. Our four treatments produced these results: a low contamination rate, self-healing, cell proliferation, a tissue engineered construct of non-homologous co-cultured cells with explants, an increase in tissue size in homologous co-cultures of explants with crude cell mixtures, maintenance of explants in media containing fetal bovine serum substitutes, and harvested explants which resembled fresh fish filets.

We feel that not only have we pointed the way to an innovative, viable means of supplying safe, healthy, nutritious food to Space voyagers on long journeys, but our research also points the way to means of alleviating food supply and safety problems in both the public and private sectors worldwide.     

Changes in mood status and neurotic levels during a 20-day bed rest

This study evaluated changes of mood status and depressive and neurotic levels in nine young male subjects during a 20-day 6 degrees head-down tilting bed rest and examined whether exercise training modified these changes. Participants were asked to complete psychometrical inventories on before, during, and after the bed rest experiment. Depressive and neurotic levels were enhanced during bed rest period according to the Japanese version of Zung's Self-rating Depression Scale and the Japanese version of the General Health Questionnaire. Mood state "vigor" was impaired and "confusion" was increased during bed rest and recumbent control periods compared to pre-bed rest and ambulatory control periods according to the Japanese version of Profiles of Mood State, whereas the mood "tension-anxiety", "depression-dejection", "anger-hostility" and "fatigue" were relatively stable during experiment. Isometric exercise training did not modify these results. Microgravity, along with confinement to bed and isolation from familiar environments, induced impairment of mental status.     

用丝锥攻钛合金螺纹时的切削力和精度

本文列出了攻钛合金螺纹时,丝锥几何参数影响切削扭矩和螺帽螺纹中径的研究结果。用丝锥攻钛合金螺纹时,对扭矩和螺帽螺纹中径影响最大的是:螺纹型面侧后角,切削锥角和切削锥后角。本文还确定了丝锥的最佳几何参数。     

电调节砷化镓声表面波谐振器振荡器

已经用砷化镓制作出高 Q 表面波谐振器,并且用来控制振荡器的频率。由于砷化镓既是压电材料,又是半导体材料,因此有可能用来对全单片振荡器进行电调节。曾对半绝缘基片上的表面波谐振器的参数进行了研究。这些器件既有刻槽,又有金属电极反射栅。可调节频率的声表面波谐振器被制作在用肖脱基势垒电极作为谐振器栅的外延砷化镓基片上。调节频率并不显著改变介入损耗。两端对谐振器的介入损耗值典型的在15和20dB 之间,在180兆赫的负载 Q 值高达12000。虽然砷化镓的延迟温度系数为52ppm/℃,但是,可以通过加一层 Au/SiO_2对砷化镓延迟线进行温度补偿。     

一种试飞用新型传感器

AERS-Midwest公司研制出一种简单的轻型压力传感器,监控流过飞机翼型的气流,可望用于飞行试验数据采集、机翼结冰探测、风切变报警和失速告警。 这种传感器称为机载升力分析系统(Sola)和空速与方向指示系统(Asdis),看来可用作飞行测试仪器。在飞机上可安装多达128个传感器来采集翼型在飞行中的性能。 Sola测量每个传感器处的实际升力,并可用来确定层流从机翼分离开来的时间和部位。Asdis除给出空速外还给出侧滑角。     

远地点发动机的最佳化

本文讨论了远地点发动机的最佳化问题,同时还评述了进行这种分析所需要的计算工具。这一问题是从材料和工作过程参数来入手解决的。论述了现行的工艺技术水平和新工艺及新材料,说明了材料对最佳参数的影响,以及发动机性能对这些参数的敏感性。举出了一个现行发动机系统最佳化的例子作为示范,并说明如何采用较先进的工艺技术来改进产品性能。     

第四章 带有动力传动装置的不平衡式液压振动器

不平衡式动力液压振动器,实际是一个由液压涡轮机驱动而旋转的普通不平衡轴,而且通常不平衡块与涡轮机是联结在一起的。从产生扰动力的方法说,这种液压振动器类似于不平衡机电式振动器。然而,不平衡式液压振动器的结构、计算和特性,与机电式振动器的结构、计算和特性比较有很多特点。其中主要是主动力矩对不平衡块的旋转速度有     

GE公司试验F110-132发动机

Ｆ１１０－１３２是Ｆ１１０发动机的最新改型，推力增加到１４２千牛。目前，ＧＥ公司正在试验这种新改型，其性能和机械试验表明发动机运转状况良好 ＧＥ公司于去年１１月末在皮布尔斯 的设备上为第６０批次Ｆ—１６飞机试验推力为 １４２千牛的Ｆ１１０—１３２，这是一台完整的可使用的发动机，试验进行了约３０小时。在此试验之前，ＧＥ公司在埃汉代尔的室内试验车台上进行了３０小时试验，这项试验于去年１０月１１日开始，１１月中结束。预计即将开始进行高空试验。在皮布尔斯和埃汉代尔进行的许多性能和校准试验基本相同，其主要区…