The Genesis Solar-Wind Collector Materials

Genesis (NASA Discovery Mission #5) is a sample return mission. Collectors comprised of ultra-high purity materials will be exposed to the solar wind and then returned to Earth for laboratory analysis. There is a suite of fifteen types of ultra-pure materials distributed among several locations. Most of the materials are mounted on deployable panels (‘collector arrays’), with some as targets in the focal spot of an electrostatic mirror (the ‘concentrator’). Other materials are strategically placed on the spacecraft as additional targets of opportunity to maximize the area for solar-wind collection. Most of the collection area consists of hexagonal collectors in the arrays; approximately half are silicon, the rest are for solar-wind components not retained and/or not easily measured in silicon. There are a variety of materials both in collector arrays and elsewhere targeted for the analyses of specific solar-wind components. Engineering and science factors drove the selection process. Engineering required testing of physical properties such as the ability to withstand shaking on launch and thermal cycling during deployment. Science constraints included bulk purity, surface and interface cleanliness, retentiveness with respect to individual solar-wind components, and availability. A detailed report of material parameters planned as a resource for choosing materials for study will be published on a Genesis website, and will be updated as additional information is obtained. Some material is already linked to the Genesis plasma data website (genesis.lanl.gov). Genesis should provide a reservoir of materials for allocation to the scientific community throughout the 21st Century. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Orbits and Integrals in Self-Consistent Systems

We find the forms of the orbits in a self-consistent galactic model generated by a N-body simulation of the collapse of a protogalaxy. The model represents a stationary elliptical galaxy of type E5, which is approximately axisymmetric around its longest axis. The orbits are of three main types, box orbits (including box-like orbits), tube orbits and chaotic orbits. The box or box-like and tube orbits are represented by closed invariant curves on a Poincaré surface of section. The forms of the orbits and of the invariant curves can be explained by a third integral of motion I, that is given by the Giorgilli (1979) computer program. The nonresonant form of the third integral explains the box orbits, while a resonant form of this integral explains both the box orbits and the 1:1 tube orbits. The N-body model gives the distribution of velocities F, which is an exponential of the third integral.     

Spectral-domain covariance estimation with a priori knowledge

A knowledge-aided spectral-domain approach to estimating the interference covariance matrix used in space-time adaptive processing (STAP) is proposed. Prior knowledge of the range-Doppler clutter scene is used to identify geographic regions with homogeneous scattering statistics. Then, minimum-variance spectral estimation is used to arrive at a spectral-domain clutter estimate. Finally, space-time steering vectors are used to transform the spectral-domain estimate into a data-domain estimate of the clutter covariance matrix. The proposed technique is compared with ideal performance and to the fast maximum likelihood technique using simulated results. An investigation of the performance degradation that can occur due to various inaccurate knowledge assumptions is also presented     

气膜冷却流场的实验研究和数值模拟的分析

用Ｘ型双丝热线探头对扇形气膜孔射流下游流场的测量结果表明，湍流因射流的注入而显著增强，并存在十分明显的各向非同性。传统的应力和速度梯度的涡粘关系仍然适用于气膜冷却流场，但应该在不同的方向上分别对湍流粘性系数进行修正。标准ｋ－ε湍流模型可成功地模拟孔内流动和流向倾角α较小时的掺混气膜冷却流场，但在α较大时的孔中线附近区域内的流场模拟是不成功的，并导致冷却效率的模拟失败。     

稳态周向混合畸变对压气机特性和流场的影响

用完全径向平衡方程加多扇平行压气机模型处理复杂畸变流场的方法，计算出进口流场组合参数畸变对压气机特性和性能的影响，并得出了压气机在进口畸变条件下流场的详细情况。     

铝-锂合金的真空熔炼

 在ZG-25型中频感应真空炉中进行了铝-锂合金的熔炼与铸锭。真空度为66Pa。考察了普通石墨坩埚、氧化铝坩埚,以及氧化锌涂料、氮化硼涂料与铝-锂熔体的反应。抄到了在真空下控制铝-锂熔体中锂含量的方法。在不使用钛-硼细化剂的条件下,铸锭呈细小等轴晶组织,其成分均匀,夹杂物极少。真空熔炼可使合金中的氢、钾,钠等杂质含量显著地降低。     

凹半球降落伞模型起动载荷的研究

 在用氢泡法观测凹半球降落伞模型的流场时,我们还用单分力应变天平对其进行了阻力测量。通过测量及理论分析,得出加速起动期间最大阻力F_(max)和附加质量引起的力F_a之比与无量纲参数U_(max)~2/ad之间的关系。此外,还研究了与最大阻力有联系的一些流动现象。该试验有助于深入了解降落伞的动稳定性与开伞动载方面的内在联系。     

Current Injected Equivalent Circuit Approach to Modeling Switching DC-DC Converters

A new current injected equivalent circuit approach (CIECA) to modeling switching dc-dc converter power stages is developed, which starts with the current injected approach and results in either a set of equations which completely describe input and out-put properties or an equivalent linear circuit model valid at small signal, low frequency levels. This approach to modeling switching dc-dc converter power stages has the merits but not the demerits of both the electronic equivalent circuit state space average approach and the current injected control type approach, namely, 1) the modeling is very clear and is simple whether the converter operates in continuous or discontinuous inductor conduction modes, 2) the modeling results in an equivalent circuit which is very close to the actual converter, and 3) the equivalent circuit can be used directly in the computer for theoretical predictions like SPICE, etc.     

ATS-6 Experiment Summary

The ATS-6 is the most advanced experimental satellite that has evolved from the Application Technology Satellite Program conducted and implemented by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA/GSFC). This project utilizes a state-of-the-art spacecraft and ground terminal network to perform advance studies and to conduct technological demonstrations in a large number of scientific areas. The design and implementation of this unique spacecraft permitted multiple experimentation simultaneously. The control of the spacecraft is performed at ATS Operational Control Center (ATSOCC) located at NASA/GSFC. Experimentation which was performed covered a wide spectrum of communications, technological, meterorological, and scientific subjects. Three principal ground terminals are utilized to assist the experimenters to acquire data. Data reduction and analysis are performed by the many facilities at NASA/GSFC in support of the experimenters.     

燃烧条件下药柱脱粘扩展的设计

利用有限元方法分析了不同条件下药柱脱粘部位的应力状况,设计了复合固体推进剂燃烧条件下的脱粘扩展试件,通过X射线实时成像系统纪录了燃烧过程。结果表明:要形成脱粘扩展,脱粘部位装药要有大的拉伸变形;当药柱在点火冲击作用下,脱粘产生比较大的拉伸变形,且变形达到脱粘扩展的临界变形量时,就会出现脱粘扩展。