A high-performance ground-based prototype of horn-type sequential vegetable production facility for life support system in space

Vegetable cultivation plays a crucial role in dietary supplements and psychosocial benefits of the crew during manned space flight. Here we developed a ground-based prototype of horn-type sequential vegetable production facility, named Horn-type Producer (HTP), which was capable of simulating the microgravity effect and the continuous cultivation of leaf–vegetables on root modules. The growth chamber of the facility had a volume of 0.12 m³, characterized by a three-stage space expansion with plant growth. The planting surface of 0.154 m² was comprised of six ring-shaped root modules with a fibrous ion-exchange resin substrate. Root modules were fastened to a central porous tube supplying water, and moved forward with plant growth. The total illuminated crop area of 0.567 m² was provided by a combination of red and white light emitting diodes on the internal surfaces. In tests with a 24-h photoperiod, the productivity of the HTP at 0.3 kW for lettuce achieved 254.3 g eatable biomass per week. Long-term operation of the HTP did not alter vegetable nutrition composition to any great extent. Furthermore, the efficiency of the HTP, based on the Q-criterion, was 7 × 10⁻⁴ g² m⁻³ J⁻¹. These results show that the HTP exhibited high productivity, stable quality, and good efficiency in the process of planting lettuce, indicative of an interesting design for space vegetable production.     

天问一号火星探测器产品保证工作实践

分析了火星探测器任务环境复杂、软件自主性高、验证任务重、材料选用控制难等特点,总结了天问一号火星探测器在狠抓风险识别与管控、聚焦软件系统设计源头,严格试验考核,以及严控材料选用及验证等方面采取的主要产品保证工作措施.上述措施有效保证了天问一号火星探测器的产品质量,可为后续火星探测器及其他行星际探测器研制过程的产品保证工作提供借鉴.     

碳纤维热导率与其微观结构参数的关系

碳纤维具有多晶多相特性,为了研究微晶结构特性对热导率的影响,本文通过XRD对碳纤维的微观特征结构参数的表征,对导热性能与微观特征结构的关联性进行了研究。研究结果表明,碳纤维热导率随着石墨微晶的基面宽度（L_a）、堆砌厚度（L_c）和平均堆垛层数（N）的增大而增大,随着孔隙率（V_p）的增大而降低。基于Raman图谱的分峰拟合信息,对碳纤维的石墨化度进行分析。结果显示,碳纤维的石墨化度越大,热导率越高。     

Conceptual design of a bioregenerative life support system containing crops and silkworms

This article summarizes a conceptual design of a bioregenerative life support system for permanent lunar base or planetary exploration. The system consists of seven compartments – higher plants cultivation, animal rearing, human habitation, water recovery, waste treatment, atmosphere management, and storages. Fifteen kinds of crops, such as wheat, rice, soybean, lettuce, and mulberry, were selected as main life support contributors to provide the crew with air, water, and vegetable food. Silkworms fed by crop leaves were designated to produce partial animal nutrition for the crew. Various physical-chemical and biological methods were combined to reclaim wastewater and solid waste. Condensate collected from atmosphere was recycled into potable water through granular activated carbon adsorption, iodine sterilization, and trace element supplementation. All grey water was also purified though multifiltration and ultraviolet sterilization. Plant residue, human excrement, silkworm feces, etc. were decomposed into inorganic substances which were finally absorbed by higher plants. Some meat, ingredients, as well as nitrogen fertilizer were prestored and resupplied periodically. Meanwhile, the same amount and chemical composition of organic waste was dumped to maintain the steady state of the system. A nutritional balanced diet was developed by means of the linear programming method. It could provide 2721 kcal of energy, 375.5 g of carbohydrate, 99.47 g of protein, and 91.19 g of fat per capita per day. Silkworm powder covered 12.54% of total animal protein intakes. The balance of material flows between compartments was described by the system of stoichiometric equations. Basic life support requirements for crews including oxygen, food, potable and hygiene water summed up to 29.68 kg per capita per day. The coefficient of system material closure reached 99.40%.     

PARAMETRIC MODELING OF COMPONENT LIBRARY FOR LANDING GEAR BASED ON CATIA/CAA

The design of landing gear is complicated due to the numerous considered elements.And the initial elements related to each other can also be influenced by different factors.Landing gear design often involves a very large variety of configurations,especially in the conceptual design phase.However,traditional method costs more time to complete the whole procedure for suitable configurations of landing gears.Therefore,the parametric modeling of component library for landing gear based on computer aided three-dimensional interface application/component application architecutre(CATIA/CAA)is proposed.According to the analysis of the characteristics of landing gear components,a method is presented to extract the primary parameters of landing gear components so that a systematic classification can be established.Further,the related theories and methods,including receiving geometrical parameters of the components and updating the parametrical model,displaying the component parts,are also illustrated.Finally,the development technology for component library is explained.The proposed modeling method can improve the efficiency of the whole design cycle for landing gear.     

发动机孔探图像三维测量与立体重建的实现

作为一种新兴的可视探测技术，孔探成像分析在现代发动机故障诊断中一直发挥着重要的作用。研制和开发基于孔探图像的三维测量与立体重建系统对提高故障诊断水平和预测准确度，降低工作中的人力物力投入，节约维护成本都有着重要的现实意义。本文以整体系统的构架为线索，阐述了系统的图像采集，摄像机标定，图像预处理，立体匹配，3D计算以及深度重建等功能模块的研制思路和基本算法，并给出部分研制结果。本系统的开发为基于也探图像的发动机故障监测与诊断系统的奠定了重要的基础。     

Parylene真空涂覆新工艺研究

简述了Parylene真空沉积的机理,并对采用Parylene真空涂覆的涂层样件进行了全面的性能摸底试验。     

梯度热障涂层的设计

 采用电子束物理气相沉积方法 (EB PVD)制备了梯度热障涂层,其结构设计为NiCoCrAlY粘结层 /Al₂O₃ YSZ过渡层 /YSZ陶瓷层。YSZ陶瓷层的结构为柱状晶结构,Al₂O₃ YSZ梯度过渡层为梯度微孔结构。采用有限元方法对梯度热障涂层进行热应力分析,优化了Al₂O₃ YSZ梯度过渡层的组成。计算结果表明,梯度涂层的内应力显著降低,而且界面及其附近应力和应变变化较平缓。过渡层厚度的增加有利于降低涂层内应力和缓和涂层界面处的应力集中。     

火箭基组合循环(RBCC)推进系统概念设计模型

简述了火箭基组合循环（RBCC）推进系统及相应概念设计模型的发展与不足，并应用准一维流动理论及化学反应动力学理论建立了RBCC一维性能预估数学模型，该模型耦合了有限化学反应速率模型，考虑了包括变几何截面积，引射流动、燃料喷注，混合，燃烧及摩擦损失等多种影响流动的因素，并采用变步长半隐式多步龙格－库塔方法进行了数值求解，所得结果与文献提供了实验结果相一致。