High-resolution simulations of the final assembly of Earth-like planets. 2. Water delivery and planetary habitability

The water content and habitability of terrestrial planets are determined during their final assembly, from perhaps 100 1,000-km "planetary embryos " and a swarm of billions of 1-10-km "planetesimals. " During this process, we assume that water-rich material is accreted by terrestrial planets via impacts of water-rich bodies that originate in the outer asteroid region. We present analysis of water delivery and planetary habitability in five high-resolution simulations containing about 10 times more particles than in previous simulations. These simulations formed 15 terrestrial planets from 0.4 to 2.6 Earth masses, including five planets in the habitable zone. Every planet from each simulation accreted at least the Earth's current water budget; most accreted several times that amount (assuming no impact depletion). Each planet accreted at least five water-rich embryos and planetesimals from the past 2.5 astronomical units; most accreted 10-20 water-rich bodies. We present a new model for water delivery to terrestrial planets in dynamically calm systems, with low-eccentricity or low-mass giant planets-such systems may be very common in the Galaxy. We suggest that water is accreted in comparable amounts from a few planetary embryos in a " hit or miss " way and from millions of planetesimals in a statistically robust process. Variations in water content are likely to be caused by fluctuations in the number of water-rich embryos accreted, as well as from systematic effects, such as planetary mass and location, and giant planet properties.     

固体火箭发动机的实际和预示压力—时间历程之间的差别

固体火箭发动机(SRM_S)中实际的稳态压力——时间历程经常不遵循用经典方程和方法所预示的曲线形状。每个发动机偏离预示压力的最大幅度和时间均不相同。对具有圆柱和星孔形状的分段推进剂药柱的航天飞机固体火箭发动机,本文提出了关于这种偏差的数据。本文对端面燃烧药柱的有关类似情形的数据也进行了讨论。     

导弹性能和喷管/可延伸扩散段(EEC)设计变量之间的参数关系

1 引言在战略导弹系统容积受到限制的约束下,设计具有最高性能的发动机装入有效的外壳中,而同时又能满足系统设计和操纵的所有要求,包括载荷、重量和射程的要求,这个问题是很重要的。对导弹性能有很大影响的一个关键设计参数是发动机喷管的膨胀比。在容积有限的条件下,为了要做到大的喷管膨胀比,现实的设计方法是应用可延伸扩散段(EEC)~#。本     

RDX/AP 复合推进剂中声不稳定性的微粒抑制

为了说明微粒对于环三甲撑三硝胺(RDX)/过氯酸铵(AP)复合推进剂燃烧时观察到的高频燃烧不稳定的抑制作用,进行了本项实验研究。实验中看到了很高频率的燃烧不稳定,它是在推进剂药柱的圆形孔道中发生的10-30KH_2范围的横向波。这种不稳定性可以通过添加少量固体微粒而被有效地消除。燃烧不稳定区已确定为微粒大小和浓度的函数。在压力—微粒浓度曲线上确定了发生不稳定燃烧的临界范围。根据 Horton 和 McGie 的微粒抑制理论计算出临界条件下的抑制常数(α_(p.(?))),并由假设(α_(p.(?)))=-α_g 求出推进剂的增长常数(α_g)。     

固体推进剂药柱结构安全裕度预测方法述评

当前,各工业公司用来预测固体推进剂药柱结构安全裕度的方法各不相同。虽然他们所用的计算公式均很相似,但针对具体问题算得的安全裕度值却是有正有负。事实上,这一问题已成为发动机药柱设计结构完整性评定工作产生混乱的根源。本文评论了影响安全裕度计算的各项参数,即破坏准则、结构分析方法、推进剂响应和破坏特性。本文还鉴别和讨论了与上述参数有关的技术问题,提出了今后研究工作中应予关注的问题。     

火箭发动机壳体爆破实验时的声发射

1.引言用声发射(AE)技术对压力容器和压力边界进行结构评价是声发射的应用中很有吸引力的领域之一。本文介绍了由NAIS系统最先提出的评价缺陷程度的方法应用于东京大学的M—13火箭发动机壳体的爆破实验的情况,目的是为了评价由于水压压力上升时该发动机壳体的有害度,而且讨论了断口特征和得到的声发射结果之间的关系。更进一步讨论了在高压     

The dynamics of blood biochemical parameters in cosmonauts during long-term space flights

Most of the previously obtained data on cosmonauts' metabolic state concerned certain stages of the postflight period. In this connection, all conclusions, as to metabolism peculiarities during the space flight, were to a large extent probabilistic. The purpose of this work was study of metabolism characteristics in cosmonauts directly during long-term space flights. In the capillary blood samples taken from a finger, by "Reflotron IV" biochemical analyzer, "Boehringer Mannheim" GmbH, Germany, adapted to weightlessness environments, the activity of GOT, GPT, CK, gamma-GT, total and pancreatic amylase, as well as concentration of hemoglobin, glucose, total bilirubin, uric acid, urea, creatinine, total, HDL- and LDL cholesterol, triglycerides had been determined. HDL/LDL-cholesterol ratio also was computed. The crewmembers of 6 main missions to the "Mir" orbital station, a total of 17 cosmonauts, were examined. Biochemical tests were carried out 30-60 days before launch, and in the flights different stages between the 25-th and the 423-rd days of flights. In cosmonauts during space flight had been found tendency to increase, in compare with basal level, GOT, GPT, total amylase activity, glucose and total cholesterol concentration, and tendency to decrease of CK activity, hemoglobin, HDL-cholesterol concentration, and HDL/LDL - cholesterol ratio. Some definite trends in variations of other determined biochemical parameters had not been found. The same trends of mentioned biochemical parameters alterations observed in majority of tested cosmonauts, allows to suppose existence of connection between noted metabolic alterations with influence of space flight conditions upon cosmonaut's body. Variations of other studied blood biochemical parameters depends on, probably, pure individual causes.     

CASH 2021: commercial access and space habitation

Issues about commercialization of space have been a growing concern in the past decade for the space community. This paper focuses on the work from a team of 51 students attending the Summer Session Program of the International Space University in Bremen, Germany. CASH 2021 (Commercial Access and Space Habitation) documents a plan that identifies commercial opportunities for space utilization that will extend human presence in space, and will chart the way forward for the next 20 years. The group selected four commercial sectors that show the most promise for the future: tourism, entertainment, space system service, assembly and debris removal, and research and development/production. The content of this document presents the results of their research. Historical activities in each of the commercial sectors are reviewed along with the current market situation. To provide a coherent background for future commercialization possibilities a scenario has been developed. This scenario includes a postulated upon ideal future and includes social, political and economic factors that may affect the space industry over the timeline of the study. The study also presents a roadmap, within the limited optimistic scenario developed, for the successful commercialization of space leading to future human presence in space. A broad range of commercially viable opportunities, not only within the current limits of the International Space Station, but also among the many new developments that are expected by 2021 are discussed.