Analysis of gravity-wave induced instabilities and turbulence viscosity parameters from optical emissions

The effects of gravity waves on OH and 5577 0I emissions have been used to investigate (1) the possible production of “secondary” waves or “ripples” by a “primary” wave; (2) the possible application of such observed optical emissions for computing atmospheric parameters such as turbulence viscosity in the mesospheric regions.     

Electric Field Detection and Ranging of Aircraft

The electric field transported by charged aircraft during free flight can be observed quantitatively in distances of up to some 100 m. A system of three plane sensors arranged in the corners of a triangle or the Earth surface is described, by which the flight path of aircraft is detected in the range of 40 to 500 m with velocities of approximately 50 m/s. The theory and typical experimental results are discussed.     

The waves observed in the ARAKS-East experiment

Experimental results of the Wave measurements over frequency range 0.1–5.0 MHz during the second launch of the ARAKS Experiment (15.02.75) are reported. The differences between the results of the first and the second launches are discussed.     

Applications of stereoscopic height computations from dual geosynchronous satellite data/joint NASA-Japan stereo project

Stereoscopic heights of the top of an Oklahoma thunderstorm were computed, finding that high cloud tops are not always characterized by very cold IR temperature. The identical method was also applied to the computation of stereo heights based on GOES West and GMS stereo pairs obtained under the NASA-JAPAN cooperative program. It was found that stereo techniques are extremely useful in understanding the structure of thunderstorms in the United States, as well as that of hurricanes over the South Pacific.     

Low energy ions in the heavy ions in space (HIIS) experiment on LDEF.

We present data from the Lexan top stacks in the Heavy Ions In Space (HIIS) experiment which was flown for six years (April 1984-Jan 1990) onboard the LDEF spacecraft in 28.5 degrees orbit at about 476 km altitude. HIIS was built of passive (i.e. no timing resolution) plastic track detectors which collected particles continuously over the entire mission. In this paper we present data on low energy heavy ions (10 < or = Z, 20MeV/nuc < E < 200 MeV/nuc). These ions are far below the geomagnetic cutoff for fully ionized ions in the LDEF orbit even after taking into account the severe cutoff suppression caused by occasional large geomagnetic storms during the LDEF mission. Our preliminary results indicate an unusual elemental composition of trapped particles in the inner magnetosphere during the LDEF mission, including both trapped anomalous cosmic ray species (Ne, Ar) and other elements (such as Mg and Fe) which are not found in the anomalous component of cosmic rays. The origin of the non-anomalous species is not understood, but they may be associated with the solar energetic particle events and geomagnetic disturbances of 1989.     

Effects of increased shielding on gamma-radiation levels within spacecraft.

The Shuttle Activation Monitor (SAM) experiment was flown on the Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-28) from 8-13 August, 1989 in a 57 degrees, 300 km orbit. One objective of the SAM experiment was to determine the relative effect of different amounts of shielding on the gamma-ray backgrounds measured with similarly configured sodium iodide (NaI) and bismuth germante (BGO) detectors. To achieve this objective twenty-four hours of data were taken with each detector in the middeck of the Shuttle on the ceiling of the airlock (a high-shielding location) as well as on the sleep station wall (a low-shielding location). For the cosmic-ray induced background the results indicate an increased overall count rate in the 0.2 to 10 MeV energy range at the more highly shielded location, while in regions of trapped radiation the low shielding configuration gives higher rates at the low energy end of the spectrum.     

CFRP管件的弯曲蠕变行为试验研究

为评价航天器结构中碳纤维增强树脂基(CFRP)复合材料管件的使用可靠性,开展了三点弯曲加载条件下CFRP管件弯曲性能和蠕变行为试验研究。进行了管件弯曲模量和弯曲强度测试、500 h时长的恒温蠕变测试以及–60℃~100℃和–160℃~80℃两种高低温循环蠕变测试,获得了典型温度工况、不同应力水平作用下管件弯曲蠕变变形规律。根据测试结果,确定了基于时间–温度–应力等效原理的管件蠕变主曲线以及唯象蠕变Findley模型,预测分析了管件长期蠕变变形;采用最大应变强度准则,对该CFRP管件的强度特性和安全承载能力进行了评价。结果表明,该CFRP管件在设计服役期限内能够满足蠕变变形与强度要求。     

空天体系对抗下未来战斗机发展的一些思考

本文从在未来作战体系中对传统意义上的战斗机有无存在的必要性,未来战斗机的主要作战使命,发展思路,主要特征,使用方式等方面对未来战斗机的特征进行了一些概念性研究和描述。在此基础上,对未来变体战斗机、无人战斗机(UCAV)、未来变体UCAV的关键技术等进行了初步的分析。     

混流式水泵工况起动过渡过程导叶漏水的计算

本文利用动量矩定理推导出抽水蓄能电站水泵轮机导叶漏水量与漏水转矩的计算公式。同时在考虑漏水转矩的情况下,完成了两座抽水蓄能电站混流式水泵机组泵工况起动过渡过程的校核计算,分析了导叶间隙、漏水量等对起动过程的重要影响,过大的导叶间隙将使机组不能起动。计算分析表明,本文提出的考虑导叶间隙漏水影响进行泵工况起动过渡过程的计算方法是正确的。正确考虑漏水转矩影响,对水泵水轮机的运行特性和过滤过程的准确计算具     

Global Hybrid Simulation of Magnetic Reconnection in the Magnetosheath

A three-dimensional (3-D) global hybrid simulation is carried out for the generation and structure of magnetic reconnection in the magnetosheath due to interaction of an interplanetary Tangential Discontinuity (TD) with the bow shock and magnetosphere. Runs are performed for solar wind TDs possessing different initial half-widths. As the TD propagates through the bow shock toward the magnetopause, it is greatly narrowed by a two-step compression processes, a "shock compression' followed by a subsequent ``convective compression'. In cases with a relatively thin solar wind TD, 3-D patchy reconnection is initiated in the transmitted TD, forming magnetosheath flux ropes. Multiple components of ion particles are present in the velocity distribution in the magnetosheath merging, accompanied by ion heating. For cases with a relatively wide initial TD, a dominant single X-line appears in the subsolar magnetosheath after the transmitted TD is narrowed. A shock analysis is performed for the detailed structure of magnetic reconnection in the magnetosheath. Rotational Discontinuity (RD)/Time-Dependent Intermediate Shock (TDIS) are found to dominate the reconnection layer, which and some weak slow shocks are responsible for the ion heating and acceleration.