可延伸喷管出口锥的缩比级间分离加载试验

级间分离试验的目的是改善关于在收叠位置的可延伸喷管出口锥(以下简称“ENEC”)在级分离期间的受载情况予测。缩比的固体火箭试验发动机系统带有收叠的 ENEC 和模拟级间分离的试验设备。海平面实验数据由发动机的短时间静态点火中获得。试验测到的点火瞬变状态和初始条件被输入到计算机编码,以模拟级间分离影响,用于与试验数据进行比较。结果表明,级间段平均压力、发动机推力,以及两级的相对轴向位移相当接近。测量的级间压力峰值高于计算值10%,作用在 ENEC 内外表面上的最大平均压力差是5磅/英寸~2。在缩比的级间分离环境中,通过 ENEC 载荷和级间压力的明显波动,指出了与气体流动现象有关 ENCE重要的动态加载条件。     

Cell morphological, ontogenic, and genetic reactions to 0-g simulation and hyper-g

Organisms use gravity for spatial orientation, and differentiation into species during evolution follows geological processes which are caused by gravity. On the other hand, the task of most organismic functions which have or may have a relation to gravity is to compensate gravity. Furthermore, today it is very obvious that organisms do not disintegrate under the conditions of weightlessness, at least for the currently tested durations. These previous statements indicate a large field of still unknown regulation and adaptation mechanisms. Experiments to simulate weightlessness on the fast clinostat and with hyper-g show a highly developed ability of the genetic chain and of differentiating cells in being autonomous against mechanical stresses caused by outer accelerations. Nevertheless, different strong and slight changes of different tested end points were found. The question remains if the cells react actively or only passively.     

火箭发动机的爆破压力预估

本文用弹性——塑性和简单的不稳定性理论预估火箭发动机壳体的爆破压力。而材料的特性经验地用修正的Ramberg-Osgood的公式表示。当发动机壳体达到塑性不稳定时,就发生爆破。对发动机壳体的静态和动态两种情况进行了分析。在静态情况下,推出了爆破压力方程的显式。对于飞行状态,爆破压力是不显示地从一个超越方程的根而得出。分析计算基于如下假设:在发动机壳体最薄的断面产生破裂,如在平行的部位或圆盖形的端部。这个理论得到了验证,与试验结果极为吻合。对于特定的发动机壳体而言,预估的爆破压力的误差在3％之内。在专用设备上静态模拟飞行条件。     

缩比固体火箭发动机试车中出现的内弹道畸变

在全尺寸和缩比固体火箭发动机试车中,出现被认为是由燃速变化而引起的内弹道曲线中部畸变。预测的和实际的压力——时间曲线、推力——时间曲线之间的差别,既不能预测,又没有完全了解。但是,用手工方法和自动化方法已描述了这种中部畸变特征。在以过氯酸铵为氧化剂的烃类推进剂中观察到上述现象。为改善工艺性能而降低了粘度的这类推进剂可使这种畸变扩大。为了找出这种畸变的可能来源,分析了缩比试验发动机试车的压力—时间曲线、推力——时间曲线和推力压力比与时间的关系曲线。对发动机尺寸、工作条件和推进剂配方进行了研究,以确定发生畸变的可能原因和验证畸变的可能机理。     

用变量分析法对固体火箭发功机作可靠性评定

本文介绍 Thiokol 化学公司 Wasatch 分公司在评定大型全尺寸固体发动机可靠性中,使用变量分析方法的一些新经验。可靠性评定是依据发动机各分系统设计鉴定试验和一次全尺寸发动机静止试车中得到的变量数据来进行的。本文介绍了各变量参数的确定、数据收集、变量分析和将若干分系统的变量数据综合得到系统可靠性评定值的全过程。     

Earth benefits from space life sciences

Contributions of space exploration which are widely recognized are those dealing with the impact of space technology on public health and medical services in both urban and remote rural areas. Telecommunications, image enhancement, 3-dimensional image reconstructions, miniaturization, automation, and data analysis, have transformed the delivery of medical care and have brought about a new impetus to the field of biomedicine. Many areas of medical care and biological research have been affected. These include technological breakthroughs in such areas as: (1) diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cardiovascular diseases, (2) new approaches to the understanding of osteoporosis, (3) early detection of genetic birth defects, (4) emergency medical care, and (5) treatment of chronic metabolic disorders. These are but a few examples where technology originally developed to support space medicine or space research has been applied to solving medical and health care delivery problems on Earth.     

航天飞机固体火箭发动机内的熔渣沉积模拟

固体火箭发动机含铝推进剂燃烧时,在其表面生成铝/三氧化二铝液滴。液滴一旦离开表面与其它液滴碰撞,就会形成大的聚结物(agglomerates)。大部分液滴或聚结物不能随燃气流排出喷管之外,可能沉积(deposite)在发动机的内表面。本研究通过流动模拟来了解航天飞机固体火箭发动机(SRM)内熔渣物的沉积过程和伴随而来的积聚(accumulation)、堆积(pooling)过程,从而提出一种分析方法,以预测与沉积和堆积过程有关的某些未知数。通过对发动机地面卧式试车后发动机内的凝固熔渣进行观察,定性地证实了用这一方法进行分析所得出的结果。本文用这些结果来解释 QM—2发动机(鉴定发动机)内的熔渣,同时也预测飞行过载对熔渣形成的影响。虽然这一方法是为 SRM 提出的,但也适用于任何结构的固体火箭发动机。     

喷管进口和喉道几何形状对固体火箭发动机比冲的影响

本文介绍在火箭喷管进口和喉道区域计算完全耦合的燃气——粒子混合物流场的计算机化模型。定常态的燃气流场是作为长时间渐近解计算的,而粒子流场是假定准定常流来计算。对于超音速燃气粒子流场,这一模型则与特征线法结合进行计算。计算表明喷管进口角度、喷管喉道曲率半径比、喉道尺寸以及粒子大小对比冲的影响。文中也介绍了一些发动机试验数据的比较。     

A directed search for extraterrestrial laser signals

This paper analyzes the technical feasibility of interstellar communication at infrared frequencies, both in its own right and in comparison with communication at radio frequencies. The analysis considers both the practical and fundamental limits affecting communication over interstellar distances and concludes that for specified transmitter and receiver locations communications at infrared and radio frequencies can be equally effective. On this basis a search for extraterrestrial signals at infrared wavelengths is equally as valid as any planned microwave effort. Work is now in progress to adapt a 10 micrometers heterodyne spectrometer to search for CO2 laser signals from 200 nearby stars.     

Hydroelectrolytic and hormonal modifications related to prolonged bedrest in antiorthostatic position

The effects of prolonged bedrest in antiorthostatic position (-4 degrees head down) on electrolyte balance were studied in 4 young volunteers. An increase was noted in sodium excretion during the first 4 days. Plasma renin activity and plasma aldosterone varied in parallel manner during the same period. Potassium balance and creatinine clearance were not significantly modified. In light of these data we feel that prolonged bedrest in antiorthostatic position constitutes an effective way to simulate on earth metabolic and hormonal modifications occurring in man under weightlessness conditions.