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.     

Aircraft nonlinear stability analysis and multidimensional stability region estimation under icing conditions

Icing is one of the crucial factors that could pose great threat to flight safety,and thus research on stability and stability region of aircraft safety under icing conditions is significant for control and flight.Nonlinear dynamical equations and models of aerodynamic coefficients of an air craft are set up in this paper to study the stability and stability region of the aircraft under an icing condition.Firstly,the equilibrium points of the iced aircraft system are calculated and analyzed based on the theory of differential equation stability.Secondly,according to the correlation theory about equilibrium points and the stability region,this paper estimates the multidimensional stability region of the aircraft,based on which the stability regions before and after icing are compared.Finally,the results are confirmed by the time history analysis.The results can give a reference for stability analysis and envelope protection of the nonlinear system of an iced aircraft.     

Laminar flow control research at TsAGI: Past and present

This paper presents a brief review of activities in laminar flow control being performed at the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute named after Prof. N.E. Zhukovsky (TsAGI). These efforts are focused on the improvement of the existing laminar flow control methods and on the development of new ones. The investigations have demonstrated the effectiveness of aircraft surface laminarization applications with the aim of friction drag reduction. The opportunity of considerable delaying of laminar-turbulent transition due to special wing profile geometry and using boundary layer suction and surface cooling has been verified at sub- and supersonic speeds through various wind tunnel testing at TsAGI and during flying laboratory experiments at the Flight Research Institute (LII). The investigations on using hybrid laminar flow control systems for friction drag reduction were also carried out. New techniques of laminar flow control were proposed, in particular, the method of local heating of the wing leading edge, boundary layer laminarization by means of receptivity control, and electrohydrodynamic methods of boundary layer stability control.     

Sunspot cycle 23 descent to an unusual minimum and forecasts for cycle 24 activity

The decay phase of the sunspot cycle 23 exhibited two unusual features. First, it lasted too long. Second, the interplanetary magnetic field intensity at earth orbit reached the lowest value since in situ measurements in space began in October 1963. These physical anomalies significantly altered the early forecasts for the sunspot activity parameters for cycle 24, made by several colleagues. We note that there was a significant change in the solar behavior during cycle 22. We discuss the observed trends and their effect on our empirical solar activity forecast technique, leading to our prediction for cycle 24 parameters; cycle 24 will be only half as active as cycle 23, reaching its peak in May 2013. We speculate on the possible implications of this outcome on future earth climate change and the ensuing socio-economic consequences.     

离散粗糙元诱发边界层转捩的实验研究

针对直升机转子叶片模型表面离散粗糙元诱发边界层转捩问题开展了实验研究,分析不同雷诺数下粗糙元尺寸参数对转捩位置的影响。实验在中航工业气动院直升机转子叶片模拟装置进行,在模型转子叶片表面布置不同尺寸的离散柱状粗糙元,利用红外热像技术探测边界层转捩,并提出一种基于湍流／层流区域面积比的转捩位置判定准则,目的是实现边界层转捩位置自动识别,进而分析粗糙元尺寸参数对转捩位置的影响。实验转速为300至600 r／m,对应叶尖切向速度为25～40 m／s。实现了对旋转叶片边界层转捩位置的定量测量,通过实验验证,转捩位置判定算法正确可靠,初步得到了不同高度 DRE 诱发转捩位置与雷诺数之间的关系,随着粗糙元高度的增加,转捩位置逐渐靠前。     

高超声速钝头体边界层转捩试验

为研究高超声钝头体边界层转捩以及头部钝度对转捩的影响,在FD-14和FD-14A两座激波风洞中开展了热流、压力扰动和高速纹影显示等综合测量。试验结果表明,转捩雷诺数关于钝度雷诺数的变化显示出转捩反转的趋势。压力扰动的功率谱密度（PSD）分析结果以流向离散分布云图形式显示,边界层高速纹影图像显示了第二模态波的发展、湍流的生成和熵层对边界层结构的显著影响。大头部钝度带来的强熵梯度熵层流动对边界层压力扰动频谱特性和流动结构影响显著,在转捩反转机理中起到重要作用。此外,马赫数对转捩的影响不容忽视。     

日照边缘区域电离层对耀斑的响应特点研究

利用MSIS模型和背景太阳辐射谱模型,在一定大耀斑辐射谱假设的前提下,计算了耀斑期间日照边缘区域的电子产生率,分析了这一区域电离层电子密度的变化特点.结果表明,大耀斑期间在日照边缘区域,甚至大于太阳天顶角90°的区域都有明显的电子产生率的增加.从不同太阳天顶角处的电子产生率剖面的形态来看,随着天顶角的增加最大电离率减少,但高度增加.计算还显示了在太阳天顶角小于90°的区域内电子产生率的垂直分布有明显的双峰结构,这种结构对应着电离层的E区和F区,但在天顶角大于90°区域,F区的电子产生率要大得多.考虑到离子和电子的复合过程,这一区域的总电子含量的增加主要产生在高F区.      

有、无障碍物爆震管起爆过程的CE/SE模拟

用时空守恒元和解元(CE/SE)法模拟有无障碍物情况下爆震管二维爆震波的形成和传播过程,分析爆震波的不同机理,研究在较低能量下,点火区温度、爆震管管径以及障碍物对爆燃-爆震转捩过程(DDT)的影响.控制方程采取无量纲形式,用拓展的隐式梯形法实现刚性源项积分.研究表明,点火能量与点火压力相关,在较低的点火能量下,可以通过提高点火温度、减小爆震管径及加入障碍物加强爆震过程,减小爆燃-爆震转捩过程DDT时间和距离.为研究爆震波点火和DDT过程提供了理论依据.      

轴流压缩系统带支板过渡段的轴对称等效方法

 航空发动机轴流压缩系统过渡段内存在厚支板,该支板造成的堵塞对过渡段的性能产生重要影响,同时也使过渡段内流动成为三维复杂流动,增加了设计难度。建立了一种等效方法,通过构造与带支板过渡段具有相似气动特性的轴对称过渡段,近似地等效原带支板过渡段,从而将复杂的三维问题简化为二维轴对称问题。首先,理论推导了带支板过渡段的轴对称等效方法;随后,通过数值模拟方法,对带支板过渡段和等效过渡段内的流动特性进行对比,结果表明等效过渡段不仅与带支板过渡段的静压分布吻合很好,并且两者具有相似的损失规律,说明等效方法能客观地反映支板对过渡段内流动的影响;最后,将轴对称等效方法应用于带支板过渡段原型的改进设计,改进设计后带支板过渡段支板与轮毂角区的大范围流动分离被消除,损失减小了41.6%。     

二次流动对气冷涡轮叶栅流场的影响

针对典型跨声速高压涡轮叶型平面叶栅吸力面单排孔气膜冷却,采用数值模拟方法,比较分析了加入气膜冷却前后流场变化。结果表明,由于二次流动的影响,加入气膜冷却以后吸力面后部接近下壁面处没有受到冷气保护而直接暴露于主流高温燃气,在实际高压涡轮中将极大的降低叶片寿命。没有气膜冷却情况下,吸力面接近下壁面处边界层仍有可能因受到二次流动的影响发生转捩;加入气膜冷却情况下,气膜孔中心位置下游边界层由于射流和主流的相互作用将转变为湍流边界层,而由于孔间距的影响,只有射流和主流充分掺混以后才能影响到整个叶片的范围。