Comparative anatomy of the day- and night-time radar echoes from the 130–170 km region of the low latitude ionosphere

Recent observations of daytime 150 km echoes made from Gadanki have revealed ‘descending layer type’ echoing pattern, which are remarkably different from their well known ‘necklace’ pattern. These descending layer type echoing pattern have close resemblance to those of the nighttime valley region echoes that are presumably linked with the intermediate layer formed by the meridional wind shear associated with the semidiurnal/terdiurnal tidal winds. The observed close resemblance between the two echoing patterns reminds the plausible role of the semidiurnal/terdiurnal tidal wind and metallic ions in the governing physical processes. We present a comparative anatomy of these two echoing phenomena by making a close examination of the radar observations from Gadanki. Importantly, we bring out the similarities and dissimilarities in their characteristics and discuss the results in the light of currently available theoretical frameworks in an effort to further our understanding on the origin of these echoing phenomena, which have been addressed so far in isolation.     

反射激波作用下重气柱界面演化的PIV研究

在水平激波管中采用PIV方法研究了反射激波作用下SF6重气柱界面的发展演化。采用射流方法形成SF6无膜气柱界面,并以乙二醇作为示踪粒子。利用连续激光片光源结合高速摄影相机对流场进行显示,得到了反射激波作用下SF6气柱界面的发展过程。结果表明,入射激波的冲击会在界面上产生反向旋转的涡环结构,而反射激波的作用会在界面上产生与初始涡环旋转方向相反的次级涡环结构。此外,对反射激波作用后的流场图像进行PIV后处理,获得了流场连续的速度场和涡量场。获得的环量与已有的理论模型进行比较,取得了较好的一致性,也验证了本文实验方法的可行性。     

粗糙元对零攻角尖锥模型高超声速边界层转捩的影响研究

高超声速边界层转捩控制一直是空气动力学研究的热点。粗糙元延迟边界层转捩作为近些年才开始研究的内容,目前仍有诸多现象与机理尚未探究清楚。借助于华中科技大学Φ0.25 m Ma6 Ludwieg管风洞,本文研究了不同位置单粗糙元、多粗糙元与在不同来流情况下粗糙元对边界层转捩以及第二模态不稳定波发展的影响。风洞实验使用PCB132系列高频压力传感器获取尖锥壁面压力脉动信息,通过傅里叶积分变换与互相关分析获取压力脉动功率谱密度与第二模态不稳定波传播速度,对PSD数据计算获取第二模态不稳定波增长率。结果表明,当第二模态不稳定波经过粗糙元时,不稳定波幅值会有明显的减小,但其频段不稳定波的增长率会增大并最终导致转捩的结束点被提前。同时,粗糙元对第二模态不稳定波传播速度无明显影响。     

II型裂纹扩展与绝热剪切带传播的数值对比

通过数值计算的方法,对比绝热剪切带内裂纹扩展和预制II型疲劳裂纹扩展的动态性能参数。分析热塑失稳现象中裂纹的传播与绝热剪切带传播的关系。采用ABAQUS/CAE进行二维模型建立,预制疲劳裂纹和绝热剪切带,分析计算了材料在2种情况的应力应变时间曲线、II型动态应力强度时间历程以及裂纹扩展速度。计算结果表明,预制绝热剪切带与预制疲劳裂纹对于材料的破坏方式影响一致,即裂纹跟随绝热剪切带传播最终导致材料失效。     

About the equilibrium and stability of the magnetopause

This paper offers a model of the magnetopause based on the theory of the contact discontinuity; the boundary layer between the two states of space plasma. The structure of the magnetopause is explored for the effects of polarization, and the profiles of the polarizing electrostatic field are obtained.     

About the equilibrium and stability of non-electroneutral current sheaths

In this paper, we prove the necessity of using the Cauchy problem, i.e., initial value problem, for solving the equilibrium (steady state) current sheet. In this connection, it appears that equilibrium current sheaths exhibit structural instability.     

Atomization mechanism of a charged viscoelastic liquid sheet

In order to study atomization mechanism of a viscoelastic liquid sheet in an electric field,the spatial–temporal stability analysis of a viscoelastic liquid sheet injected into a dielectric stationary ambient gas in the presence of a vertical electric field is conducted. The dispersion relations of both sinuous and varicose disturbance modes are solved to explore the spatial–temporal instability of a charged viscoelastic sheet, by setting both the wave number and frequency complex. A parametric study is performed to test the influence of the dimensionless parameters on the absolute instability of the sheet. The results show that the increase of liquid Weber number and time constant ratio, or decrease of gas to liquid density ratio and Reynolds number, can damp the absolute instability. The effect of the liquid elasticity depends on the value of time constant ratio: when time constant ratio is small, the increase of liquid elasticity could amplify absolute growth rate, but the effect is weak when the elasticity number is relatively large; when time constant ratio is large, the increase of liquid elasticity cannot affect the absolute growth rate. Moreover, the variation of electrical Euler number can hardly influence the absolute instability of a charged viscoelastic sheet.     

某型液体火箭发动机燃烧不稳定性鉴定实验研究

采用脉冲枪装置,在液体火箭发动机燃烧室中产生燃烧波,对发动机燃烧过程进行人为激励;通过实验参数测量系统,测量激励前后燃烧室的脉动压力和机械振动频率等参数,分析燃烧室脉动压力的振荡衰减率,进行发动机燃烧不稳定性鉴定实验研究.结果表明:该型液体火箭发动机燃烧过程对脉冲扰动是稳定的.     

边界形状影响等离子体射流扩展特性的实验研究

为了探索燃烧室边界形状在控制燃烧稳定性方面的特性,设计了圆柱型和圆柱渐扩型充液室,运用高速录像系统研究了等离子体射流在充液室中的扩展过程。结果表明：等离子体射流在液体工质中扩展时,等离子体一液体两相流体速度差较大,TaylorHelmh01tz不稳定效应强烈,圆柱型充液室中,Taylor空腔界面自由,界面增长随机脉动性较大;渐扩型充液室能够使两相流边界受到约束,使Taylor空腔沿着充液室边界逐级扩展,从而减弱了Taylor-Helmholtz不稳定效应,有效抑制了界面增长的随机脉动性。放电电压、喷嘴直径和渐扩结构因子△D／L对Taylor空腔扩展过程均有不同程度的影响,通过对这些参数的优化匹配,可以在一定程度上实现对射流扩展过程的控制。     

The structure of Kelvin–Helmholtz vortices with super-sonic flow

We have done two-dimensional simulations of the Kelvin–Helmholtz instability (KHI) with super-sonic flow using the CIP method. The linear analyses of a simple uniform density case show that the KHI cannot grow vigorously when the velocity jump is more than twice the sound speed (when the flow speed relative to the vortex is super-sonic). In this study, by situating a high density contrast across the shear layer, we set the flow in only one of the sides to be super-sonic and then show that the KHI does grow and rolls up a vortex. The formation of a shock is essential for the KHI vigorous growth and the structure of the vortex is strongly influenced by the shock geometry. The results should have substantial implications to velocity shear layer dynamics involving large density jump, such as planetary magnetospheric boundary layers.