The beaming of external Compton emission

We consider a relativistically moving blob consisting of an isotropic electron distribution that Compton-scatters photons from an external isotropic radiation field. We compute the resulting beaming pattern, i.e. the distribution of the scattered photons, in the blob frame as well as in the observer’s frame by using the full Klein–Nishina cross section and the exact incident photon distribution. In the Thomson regime the comparison of our approach with Dermer (1995) results in concurrent characteristics but different absolute number of the scattered photons by a factor of f_corr = 3.09. Additionally, our calculation yields a slightly lower boost factor which varies the more from the corresponding value in Dermer (1995) the higher the spectral index p of the electron distribution gets.     

The role of motor processes in mental rotation: selective shaping of cognitive processing via specific sensorimotor experience

The involvement of motor processes in mental rotation is experience-dependent: different levels of expertise in sensorimotor interactions lead to different strategies in mental rotation. In the present study, wrestlers, gymnasts, and nonathletes physically rotated objects that were either light (wooden) or heavy (lead) but otherwise having the same sizes and shapes. They then performed a mental rotation task using photographs of these objects in which the material and therefore the weight was visible. I hypothesized that wrestlers would rely more heavily on experience-based sensorimotor strategies in performing mental rotation because during their athletic practice they not only manipulate external “objects” (i.e., their opponent) but also have to plan future actions taking into account past experience of these “objects” (for example their weight). All participants reported that lead objects were harder to physically rotate than wooden ones. However, only wrestlers mentally rotated lead objects more slowly than wooden ones—as they would if they were physically rotating them—suggesting the involvement of motor processes. These findings show that the involvement of motor processes in mental rotation depends on specific rather than mere sensorimotor experience.     

WSO-UV project

During last three decades, astronomers have enjoyed continuous access to the 100–300 nm ultraviolet (UV) spectral range where the resonance transitions of the most abundant atoms and ions (at temperatures between 3000 and 300 000 K) reside. This UV range is not accessible from ground-based facilities. The successful International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) observatory, the Russian ASTRON mission and successor instruments such as the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) mission or the COS and STIS spectrographs on-board the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) prove the major impact of observations in the UV wavelength range in modern astronomy. Future access to space-based observatories is expected to be very limited. For the next decade, the post-HST era, the World Space Observatory – Ultraviolet (WSO–UV) will be the only 2-m class UV telescope with capabilities similar to the HST. WSO–UV will be equipped with instruments for imaging and spectroscopy and it will be a facility dedicated, full-time, to UV astronomy. In this article, we briefly outline the current status of the WSO–UV mission and the science management plan.     

压力和DNTF含量对DNTF-CMDB推进剂热分解动力学的影响

用高压差示扫描量热(PDSC)、热重等热(TG-DTG)分析技术,研究了不同压力和DNTF含量对4种DNTF-CMDB推进剂热分解行为及动力学的影响。结果表明,DNTF含量对CMDB推进剂的热分解特征量有明显影响,分解热ΔHd与ΔT的比值(ΔHd/ΔT)随DNTF加入量的增加而下降,同时DNTF的加入也影响PDSC和DTG的峰形。高压下DNTF-CMDB推进剂的活化能均较常压小,高压使初始分解的反应速率常数提高,且随DNTF含量增加,活化能逐渐增大,分解初始阶段反应速率常数减小,6 MPa下的结果与燃速随DNTF含量增加呈下降的趋势相一致。     

正十七烷与正十八烷对航空煤油理化性能及液滴平均直径的影响

讨论了正十七烷与正十八烷(C₁₇,C₁₈)对燃料运动黏度、密度、表面张力理化性能的影响,探究了直链烷烃对SMD(Sauter mean diameter)的影响.将Key's混合规律、Tat混合规律和多项式拟合应用于密度公式的拟合,并将Key's混合规律与对数拟合应用于运动黏度公式的拟合,得出的理化性能拟合公式精度较高;通过测量纯煤油及C₁₇,C₁₈混合油雾化的SMD,实验发现随着直链烷烃的质量分数的增加,混合油的运动黏度增加,SMD也随之增加,雾化效果与纯航空煤油的相比较差,而C₁₈混合油的SMD要比C₁₇混合油要大,并且利用密度、运动黏度的拟合公式对SMD进行预测的偏差小于0.3%.      

结构隔绝内-外空间的流-热-固耦合仿真应用

为验证和指导高速飞行器的防隔热设计,准确地模拟气动热产生的热量穿透防隔热材料进而影响舱内温度空间分布和时间变化的过程,研究了一种同时求解机体外流场及气动热、机体结构传热及舱内流场温度场仿真计算方法,其中的传热方式包括热传导、热对流及热辐射。采用两套计算模型、两种求解器、一个数据交换文件的计算结构,构建了一种针对流场-热-结构的多场耦合分析方法,实现了对固体隔绝内外流场温度动态变化问题的仿真分析。最后通过计算实例验证了整套计算方法,得到的飞行器舱内温度变化特性能够用于指导高速飞行器的防隔热设计。     

吸热型碳氢燃料RP-3替代模型研究

利用广义对应态法则对吸热型碳氢燃料RP-3的5种替代模型的密度、黏度、导热系数和比定压热容进行了数值计算.计算温度变化范围为300~800K,压力变化范围为3~6MPa.结果表明:不同替代模型均能定性重现RP-3在拟临界温度附近的物性急剧变化;由53%正十一烷,18%正丁基环己烷,29%1,3,5-三甲基苯组成的3组分替代模型在预测RP-3物性上表现最优,相对于实验数据,300~700K内密度相对误差均小于0.08;替代模型的相对分子质量越大,预测的拟临界温度越高,对拟临界温度下物性值的影响无显著规律.      

某航机燃烧室煤油改柴油燃烧特性研究

为了给某型航空发动机改为地面用柴油型燃气轮机的设计提供重要的技术支持,本文借助数值计算的方法,采用FLUENT稳态压力求解器、P1辐射模型和涡耗散破碎(EDU)燃烧模型对某航空发动机燃烧室在巡航工况和最大工况下煤油与柴油两种燃料的燃烧特性进行了计算及对比研究。得到了该燃烧室使用航空煤油(RP-3)和0号柴油的热态流场、空气流量分配、温度场、出口温度分布、污染物排放及头部燃油蒸发量。研究结果表明：当该燃烧室的燃料由航空煤油改为0号柴油后,燃烧室的热态温度场分布基本一致,流量分配最大差异在0.45%之内;燃烧效率降低约4.3%和NO、Soot排放量相当;出口温度分布和总压损失差异分别在1%和4.1%之内。