Growth and development of plants flown on the STS-3 Space Shuttle mission

Pre-germinated pine seedlings and germinating oat and mung bean seeds were flown on the STS-3 Space Shuttle mission. Overall, the seedlings grew and developed well in space. Some oat and mung bean roots, however, grew upward. Lignin content was slightly lower in flight tissues and protein content was higher.     

关于固体推进剂燃烧不稳定性研究

本文介绍了英国火箭推进研究院进行固体推进剂燃烧不稳定性研究的工作计划。 文中讨论了数据采集和处理的技术,并例举了实用发动机燃烧的不稳定性。还描述了研究不稳定性的发动机和测量在振荡压力和速度条件下固体推进剂试样的燃烧速率系统。给出一些实测结果的例子。     

孔、轮廓和表面(七)

第五章座标定位系统座标定位系统,是用座标镗床或座标磨床工作台的直线运动控制工件位置的一种手段。其中,工作台是由测量系统来控制的,这个系统是建立在第三章提到过的基准平面、垂直度和线值测量基础上的。这个系统与在图板上标定的工件尺寸系统是相同的。为了易于理解这一点,可举一例来说明这个系统本质上是何等的简单和适用。图纸上的尺寸一经注出,这些     

面阵CCD成像技术

简要介绍面阵CCD成像的基本原理，概述面阵CCD的发展及生产情况，并描述了两个典型面阵系统。     

阿里安运载火箭推进系统的下一步改进

一、引论阿里安运载火箭下一步改进的目标是:——对于进入转移轨道的双星发射,有效载荷能力约增加20%(2×900公斤);——对于进入低轨道的重型卫星,可将有效载荷提高约50～100%(7～10吨);——降低每公斤有效载荷入轨的发射费用;——进一步发展可用于未来空间计划的技术。     

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。     

Vanguard--a European robotic astrobiology-focussed Mars sub-surface mission proposal

We present a new European Mars mission proposal to build on the UK-led Beagle2 Mars mission and continue its astrobiology-focussed investigation of Mars. The small surface element to be delivered to the Martian surface--Vanguard--is designed to be carried by a Mars Express-type spacecraft bus to Mars and adopts a similar entry, descent and landing system as Beagle2. The surface element comprises a triad of robotic devices--a lander, a micro-rover of the Sojourner class for surface mobility, and three ground-penetrating moles mounted onto the rover for sub-surface penetration to 5 m depth. The major onboard instruments on the rover include a Raman spectrometer/imager, a laser plasma spectrometer, an infrared spectrometer--these laser instruments provide the basis for in situ "remote" sensing of the sub-surface Martian environment within a powerful scientific package. The moles carry the instruments' sensor head array to the sub-surface. The moles are thus required to undergo a one-way trip down the boreholes without the need for recovery of moles or samples, eliminating much of the robotic complexity invoked by such operations.     

Immobilization induces a very rapid increase in osteoclast activity

We studied in a randomized, strictly controlled cross-over design, the effects of 6 days 6 degrees head-down tilt bed rest (HDT) in eight male healthy subjects in our metabolic ward. The study consisted of two periods (phases) of 11 days each in order to allow for the test subjects being their own controls. Both study phases were identical with respect to environmental conditions, study protocol and diet. Two days before arriving in the metabolic ward the subjects started with a diet. The diet was continued in the metabolic ward. The metabolic ward period (1l days) was divided into three parts: 4 ambulatory days, 6 days either HDT or control and 1 recovery day. Continuous urine collection started on the first day in the metabolic ward to analyze calcium excretion and bone resorption markers. On the 2nd ambulatory day in the metabolic ward and on the 5th day in HDT or control blood was drawn to analyze serum calcium, parathyroid hormone, and bone formation markers. Urinary calcium excretion was, as early as the first day in immobilization, increased (p<0.01). CTX- and NTX-excretion stayed unchanged in the first 24 h in HDT compared to the control. But already on the 2nd day of immobilization, both bone resorption markers significantly increased. We conclude from these results--pronounced rise of bone resorption markers--that already 24 h of immobilization induce a significant rise in osteoclast activity in healthy subjects. Thus, it appears possible to use short-term bed rest studies as a first step for the development of countermeasures to immobilization.     

气氢/液氧同轴喷注器变工况燃烧流场相似性

为研究不同室压工况下气氢/液氧燃烧流场的相似性,设计了喷注器试验件,并采用数值仿真和热试验的方法对气氢/液氧喷注器的喷雾燃烧流场进行了研究。数值仿真选取试验件的1/6进行三维稳态计算,其中湍流模型采用SST k-ω模型、化学反应采用考虑氢氧6组分9步反应机理的涡耗散概念模型、液氧液滴采用离散相模型,共进行了2.8～9.8 MPa范围内8种典型工况的数值仿真。热试验采用气氢/液氧推进剂,进行了4.5 MPa、5.4 MPa和6.8 MPa这3种不同室压工况共4次挤压热试验,采用量热式水冷身部对燃烧室壁面热流进行了测量。仿真和试验结果表明：对于气氢/液氧同轴直流喷注器,在混合比、氢氧温度和喷注速度相同的情况下,当室压大于液氧临界压力时的燃烧流场具有相似性;而室压小于液氧临界压力时的燃烧流场与大于临界压力的燃烧流场结构存在差异。