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.      

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。     

刀具声发射信号混沌特征提取及趋势分析

旨在建立一种基于多混沌特征演化分析的刀具磨损状态监测方法,通过计算刀具声发射信号的混沌特性参数分析其磨损趋势。建立首先基于混沌理论分析和描述刀具不同磨损阶段声发射信号的混沌特性,包括：定性描述,即重构相空间的奇异吸引子轨迹和庞加莱截面;定量描述,计算不同时间段声发射信号的关联维数、最大Lyapunov指数等。其次,采用最小二乘回归方法对所计算的混沌参数进行趋势分析。结果表明,声发射信号具有混沌特性,而且关联维数和最大Lyapunov指数演化趋势与刀具的磨损状态具有一定的关联,从而为刀具磨损状态的在线监测和预测提供了新思路。     

武器装备研发项目中评估体系研究

武器装备研发项目中评估对项目管理具有重要意义。在对武器装备研发项目中评估的基本要素进行分析的基础上,依据指标体系设计的原则,建立了武器装备研发项目中评估指标体系。提出了基于三维结构的中评估模型,并对单项评估和综合评估模型可采用的方法进行了分析。最后,对其辅助评估决策支持系统结构进行了初步设计。     

复合材料胶接损伤的指数监测方法

为了监测复合材料胶接损伤,基于主动Lamb波和时频分析,提出了一种复合材料损伤监测的指数法。通过对Lamb波信号进行时频分析,提取波形包络。通过计算得到损伤散射信号,选取对损伤敏感的直达波波包,将此波包在结构出现损伤后的能量变化值与损伤前的能量之比作为损伤指示。该方法不用选择特定的Lamb波模式,解决了Lamb波在复合材料结构中存在的频散、多模式及模式转换给信号分析带来的困难。同时在复合材料胶接的损伤演化试验中,对该方法进行了应用验证研究。结果表明:该方法可以用于复合材料胶接损伤的定性和定量分析。     

一种模型低污染燃烧室三维两相数值模拟

贫油预混预蒸发(LPP)技术是目前最具发展前景的低污染燃烧技术,可实现很低的NOX排放。本文采用FLU ENT软件,对一种模型低污染燃烧室(采用LPP燃烧技术)进行三维两相数值模拟计算分析,研究了模型燃烧室的流场结构、流量分配、回流特性、雾化特性和燃烧性能,并对NOX排放进行了预测。结果表明,模型燃烧室流场中存在与TAPS燃烧室相似的三个涡结构,流量分配与试验吻合良好,雾化特性良好并具有较好的温度场和低的NOX排放。     

运输飞行成本指数计算

对运输飞行成本进行了划分,提出了计算成本指数的方法,分析了成本指数对运输飞行经济性的影响。以某航空公司为例,计算了该航空公司的成本指数,并在全飞行模拟机上验证了使所计算的成本指数飞行的运输飞行成本。结果表明,使正确的成本指数飞行,将大量节约运输飞行成本。可为航空公司计算自己的成本指数,降低成本,提高运输飞行经济性提供参考。