Leg venous hemodynamics and leg volumes during a 42 day -6 degrees head-down bedrest

Seven healthy subjects were submitted to a 42-day head down bedrest, where leg venous compliance (venous distensibity index VDI) and leg volumes were assessed by mercury strain gauge plethysmography with venous occlusion and optoelectronic plethysmography, respectively. Plethysmographic and volometric measurements were made, before, during (at days 1, 4, 7, 14, 21, 26, 34 and 41), and after bedrest (days 1, 4, 7, 11 and 30 of the recovery period). Results showed a continuous decrease in leg volumes throughout bedrest, when VDI increased until day 26 of bedrest, and then decreased afterwards. The recovery period was characterized by a rapid return of VDI to prebedrest levels while leg volumes progressively normalised. These results showed that leg venous compliance changes are not always dependant upon skeletal muscle changes, and that factors other than size of muscle compartment are able to determine increases in leg venous compliance during long-term bedrest.     

Effect of potassium and calcium loading on healthy subjects under hypokinesia and physical exercise with fluid and salt supplements

The objective of this investigation was to determine the acute responses to the electrolyte challenges under hypokinesia and physical exercise (PE) of different intensities with fluid and salt supplementation (FSS). The studies were performed on 12 physically healthy male volunteers aged 19-24 years under 364 days of hypokinesia (decreased number of steps per day) with a set of PE with FSS. The volunteers were divided into two equal groups. The first group was subjected to a set of intensive PE and the second group was submitted to a set of moderate PE. Both groups of subjects consumed daily water and salt supplements that aimed to increase the body hydration level. For simulation of the hypokinetic effect all subjects were kept under an average of 3000 steps per day. Functional tests with a potassium chloride (KCl) and calcium lactate (Cal) load were performed during the hypokinetic period of 364 days and the 60-day, prehypokinetic period that served as control, while both groups of subjects consumed daily calcium and potassium supplements. The concentration of electrolyte and hormone levels in the blood and their excretion rate in urine were determined. Renal excretion of calcium and potassium and the blood concentration thereof increased markedly in both groups of subjects. With the potassium chloride load tests the increased potassium excretion was accompanied by higher aldosterone and insulin blood levels, and with the calcium lactate load tests the increased calcium excretion was accompanied by a decreased parathyroid content in the blood. FSS and PE, regardless of intensity, failed to attenuate calcium and potassium losses. Additional intake of KCl and Cal also failed to normalize potassium and calcium abnormalities. It was concluded that during the KCl and Cal loading tests, the increased losses of potassium and calcium in the hypokinetic subjects were due to the inability of their bodies to retain these electrolytes, and that electrolyte abnormalities could not be reversed by PE or rehydration in individuals subjected to prolonged restriction of motor activity.     

Simulation of a working process in the pulsejet engine with an aerodynamic valve on the basis of the thermodynamic cycle analysis

A physical and a mathematical model of a working process in the pulsejet engine based on the analysis of the thermodynamic cycle are proposed. The process of self-sustained periodic combustion is connected with special features of elementary processes comprising the cycle, influencing the engine operation and depending on its design parameters. The calculation method is based on the use of fundamental laws of conservation and basic equations of gas dynamics     

关于起落架收放中转轴及转动的确定

 本文对用解析法确定起落架收放中转轴及转动的问题,进行一些探讨,除提出如何利用刚体绕斜轴的转动矩阵进行求解外,还对转轴和转角的某些求法进行补充。文中附有一飞机起落架收放算例。本文内容也可用于航空、航天器中一些天线、传感器等的收放设计。     

GH169合金细晶锻造工艺研究

为了提高涡轮盘的强度和低周疲劳性能,要求锻件具有ASTM10级以上的细晶组织国外在大型压力机上采用低温大变形锻造和直接时效热处理以获得性能良好的细晶锻件,而我国则试图采用锻锤生产GH169合金涡轮盘锻件,因此,需要探索适合国情的GH169合金细晶锻造工艺。根据以往的研究,δ相对GH169合金的显微组织有明显影响,因而可     

以可靠性为约束的结构优化

 常规结构优化设计存在以下两个根本缺陷:首先,没有确切考虑载荷及元件强度实际存在的不确定性,而用安全系数给以笼统的概括。安全系数取值一般较大,元、对结构带来的影响往往比经过优化设计所得到的效益还要大。第二,它是用元件的应力约束来保证结构系统安全,因此,它是结构元件安全基础上的优化设计。从系统论的观点看,元部件功能好整体功能不一定好。     

低密度小喷管流场的DSMC直接模拟

用ＤＳＭＣ方法数值模拟了低密度轴对小喷管的流场流动，获得了相应的结果，并将所得结果与用差分求解Ｎ－Ｓ方程方法获得的结果进行了对比，二者吻合较好。     

裂纹扩展中名义压缩载荷部分的作用

 本文意图:从总体上揭示名义压缩载荷在裂纹扩展各阶段中的作用。文中以现有资料为基础,针对典型载荷情况,对循环载荷的名义压缩部分在裂纹起始、短裂纹和长裂纹扩展阶段中的作用进行了分析。在两处关键的地方补充做了新的试验工作。发现名义压缩载荷部分在裂纹扩展各阶段、各种载荷谱作用下,对疲劳寿命起着非常不同的作用。指出有效尾迹塑性区长度ι_o这个参数起着重要的作用。     

进气道设计中的几个工程计算问题

本文对进气道设计中二维斜激波计算、圆唇口总压恢复系数估算、亚音速临界流量系数估算及最小喉道面积的确定等几个工程计算方法进行了改进,以适应在计算机上计算.计算精度满足设计参数选择的要求.     

一种用于材料高温蠕变分析的统一粘塑性损伤本构模型

通过应变等效假设在本文提出的具有过应力特征的统一粘塑性本构模型［５］中引入了描述材料损伤的内变量。并且给出了一个基于组合功密度概念的新的损伤模型。同以往的唯象模型相比，该损伤模型具有较明确的细观物理意义，能反映应变率和应力状态对损伤演化发展的影响。