Experimental investigation on silica dust lofting due to charging within micro-cavities and surface electric field in the vacuum chamber

The charged dust particles can be mobilized electrostatically by the repulsion between the adjacent grains and the surface electric field due to the incoming electron current and the charge accumulation within the micro-cavities. In this study, the experimental results of the initial vertical launching velocities and the maximum dust heights are compared with the estimated values for the lofted spherical dust grains by the patch surface charging equations. Silica particles with the sizes between <6 and 45?µm in radius are loaded on a graphite plate, and they are exposed to the electron beam with 450?eV energy under 4?×?10^?3?Pa vacuum chamber pressure. During the first set of the experiments, the dust samples are tested without an initial compression process and an additional horizontal electric field. Second, the dust samples are compressed by two different weights in order to increase the packing density under approximately 780.7?Pa and 3780?Pa. Finally, the dust grains are placed between the two parallel aluminum plates to apply approximately 2000?V/m and 4800?V/m horizontal electric field. A high-speed camera is used to record the transportation of the dust grains together with a microscopic telescope, and the results point out that the patch surface dust-charging model estimations are in agreement with the first experiments. On the other hand, the dust particles from the compressed samples are lofted with higher velocities than the estimations, and the number of the dust lofting observations decreases significantly, which demonstrates the importance of the micro-cavities and the increased charging requirement to overcome the contact forces. When the horizontal electric field is present, the initial vertical launching velocities are measured to be lower than the other experiments, which can be attributed to the decreased charging requirement for the dust lofting as a result of inter-particle collisions and rolling motion. According to the experimental results, the electrostatic dust transportation can be controlled not only by the ambient plasma and the solar irradiation on the airless planetary bodies, but also by the surface properties such as the contact surfaces between the dust grains, the number of the micro-cavities related to the packing density, and the presence of the horizontal electric field contributing to the external forces by other particle motions.     

A new structural reliability index based on uncertainty theory

The classical probabilistic reliability theory and fuzzy reliability theory cannot directly measure the uncertainty of structural reliability with uncertain variables,i.e.,subjective random and fuzzy variables.In order to simultaneously satisfy the duality of randomness and subadditivity of fuzziness in the reliability problem,a new quantification method for the reliability of structures is presented based on uncertainty theory,and an uncertainty-theory-based perspective of classical Cornell reliability index is explored.In this paper,by introducing the uncertainty theory,we adopt the uncertain measure to quantify the reliability of structures for the subjective probability or fuzzy variables,instead of probabilistic and possibilistic measures.We utilize uncertain variables to uniformly represent the subjective random and fuzzy parameters,based on which we derive solutions to analyze the uncertainty reliability of structures with uncertainty distributions.Moreover,we propose the Cornell uncertainty reliability index based on the uncertain expected value and variance.Experimental results on three numerical applications demonstrate the validity of the proposed method.     

α-l型区间可靠性分析方法及其工程应用

在区间非概率可靠性模型的基础上,以区间长度l和区间下限α为结构系统变量的输入参数,重新定义了一种新的可靠性指标,分析得到了这种可靠性分析方法的判定依据;在此基础上,在线性和非线性条件下讨论了结构可靠度的计算方法.以某型飞机防冰引气管结构为例,进一步探讨了所提方法在共振可靠性分析当中的工程应用.     

液化天然气作为航空燃料的发展趋势及特点分析

为研究液化天然气(LNG)作为航空燃料的可行性,对LNG的特点、发展趋势及作为航空燃料存在的问题进行了分析.采用了横向比较的方法,将LNG与新的航空替代燃料和传统航空燃料进行了比较和计算分析.结果表明:与新的航空替代燃料相比,LNG具有来源广泛、经济性好、发动机适应性强等优点.与传统航空燃料相比,LNG的储量大,可使用100年以上;可燃极限宽、污染物排放低,NOx排放仅为航空煤油的1/4;单位质量能量密度高、成本低,其燃料成本仅为航空汽油的一半,航空煤油的1/3;同时还具有可用于发动机高温部件冷却用的冷能,是一种极富潜力的航空燃料.指出在LNG作为航空燃料方面急需开展动力系统与飞机结构的匹配、燃料相态的有效转化及不同燃料在燃烧室内的反应特性等方面的研究工作.      

点目标假设下的二维精度体系研究

点目标假设下,在二维圆概率偏差线性公式的基础上,给出了基于纵横向均方根误差分段的精确公式。同时应用概率论正态分布理论,对二维情况下均方根误差、圆概率偏差和概率偏差的相互关系进行了研究,通过理论推导和数值计算给出了二维精度指标相互转换的拟合公式,完善了满足工程应用的二维精度体系。研究结果可在精度指标的论证、设计和考核中使用。     

民用飞机维修性参数选取和指标确定方法研究

民用飞机维修性参数选取和指标确定是维修性设计的基础工作之一,为了反映出民用飞机的维修性、运营费用和维修人力等方面的目标,需要选择合适的维修性参数并确定维修性指标。国产民用飞机由于缺少研制经验和设计资料,无法使用成熟方法进行维修性参数选取和指标确定,针对这一问题进行研究。结合民用飞机的设计特点阐述了民用飞机维修性参数的选取方法,通过综合权衡民用飞机设计中各影响因素和维修性参数有效性,从与维修时间相关、与维修工时相关、与维修成本相关的三类参数中选取适当的民用飞机维修性参数。针对民用飞机设计现状,明确维修性指标的确定依据和具有实用性的方法,以使民用飞机具有良好的维修性。解决了国产民用飞机维修性参数选取和指标确定工作无参考依据的问题,为民用飞机维修性参数选取和指标确定提供了一条可行途径。     

民用飞机性能选型指标体系研究

随着飞机事业的发展和现代科技的进步,系统化地规划好采购飞机的机型以及合理安排不同航线段适用机型飞行是相当必要的。分析国内外有关飞机性能选型指标参数研究的现状,从航线经济性、发动机匹配性、航线适应性、机场适应性四个角度出发,进行飞机性能选型的现状分析。基于飞机性能优劣度初步建立了飞机性能选型指标体系,以期为目前国内航空公司飞机选型提供可靠性能参考。     

飞机外场维修性数据计算与分析方法

迄今为止,飞机的维修性分析工作从理论上说已经比较完善了,但在实际的工程应用中,由于缺乏外场使用过程中对维修性数据的科学正确积累,使得飞机维修性分析工作的开展仍然较为困难.通过对某型机系统及整机外场维修性数据的平均修复时间(MTTR)分析,根据当前外场故障数据实际统计,探索一种工程上可行的维修性数据分析方法.     

基于联系度的雷达导引头综合能力评估

雷达导引头是反舰导弹的重要组成部分,对其综合能力的评估是一个多因素综合评判问题。文章分析了影响雷达导引头综合能力的主要因素,建立了雷达导引头综合能力评估指标体系和基于联系度的雷达导引头综合能力评估模型,并提出了联系度的比较规则。最后,评估得出了国外几种典型的雷达导引头综合能力的优劣排序。     

混合总线测控系统在R0110燃气轮机低排放试验中的应用

针对R0110燃气轮机低排放试验内容的要求,提出了对试验平台的测试与控制系统的设计方案,并详细介绍了该试验平台测试系统与控制系统的硬件与软件结构和功能的实现,其中通过利用混合总线方式将原测试系统与新测试系统相结合,扩展了试验器的测试能力.根据试验中多路燃料供给规律的要求,提出燃料供给手动、自动2种控制方式,进一步提高了试验控制上的智能性.在自动控制程序设计中,充分考虑了燃料供应的风险,并制定了相应的处理方案,保障了试验的顺利完成,而且提高了该试验器的智能化水平和整体测控能力.