On Stabilizing Role of Parallel Inhomogeneous Flow on Low-frequency Space Fluctuations

A fundamental reality throughout the space plasma is the existence of magnetic field-aligned flows. It is usually believed that the spatial transverse shear in the parallel flow destabilizes many low frequency oscillations and this may be the origin of low frequency oscillations in the ionosphere (V. V. Gavrishchaka et al., 1998, Phys. Rev. Lett., 80, 728 and Phys. Rev. Lett.: 2000, 85, 4285). Here we show that this notion of destabilizing influence of the shear in the parallel flow can be changed altogether if one takes the effect of the flow curvature (second spatial derivative) into account. The transverse curvature in the parallel flow can overcome the destabilizing influence of the shear and can render the low frequency modes stable. It is shown that unlike flow shear the effect of flow curvature is sign- and mode-dependent. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

双齿气体循环泵基本几何理论和容积计算

以数学几何理论为基础,通过坐标变换和包络条件推导了阴阳转子的基本型线方程,建立了双齿气体循环泵的数学模型。研究了阴阳转子相互啮合时啮合点位置随阴转子转角的变化关系。采用了线积分的计算方法推导出工作容积的基元面积随转角的变化关系,可简化工作容积的计算难度。结果表明:在转角为0和π的时候,阴阳转子会形成一个封闭的无效区域导致了工作腔的基元面积随转角变化过程中的突升和突降。在吸气结束时,由于吸气腔相较于排气腔多了一个与吸气口相连的部分导致了基元面积的突降。这些基本几何理论的建立可为双齿气体循环泵的应用打下一定的理论基础。     

固体火箭飞行静载荷计算的偏差使用方法优化

新型固体火箭对提升运载效率的需求日益强烈,由此发展出一些以提升载荷设计精度为目标的载荷优化方法,可有效实现结构的减载减质。现有优化方法仅考虑单项偏差,未考虑各项偏差间的匹配性和传递过程的合理性,很大程度上限制了载荷设计精度的进一步提升。梳理和分析了载荷计算过程涉及的多项参数偏差,提炼出原始偏差和过程偏差的概念,指出了传统方法在偏差使用及传递过程中的不合理。在此基础上,充分结合新型固体火箭的研制特点,改进了偏差的使用方法,降低了过程偏差对载荷计算精度的影响。结果表明该方法可有效提高载荷设计精度、准确性和效率。     

Optimal multi-site selection for a PV-based lunar settlement based on a novel method to estimate sun illumination profiles

Recently, space organizations have considered the Moon to host lunar bases. Such bases require power and energy to function. However, the efficient and safe use of the energy resources on the Moon is a huge challenge. Space photovoltaic (PV) power systems are appealing technologies due to their maturity and high solar energy availability at some locations on the Moon. The effectiveness of these PV systems depends on their selenographic location, which might necessitate the deployment of energy storage technologies to cover the base’s energy demand. Some analysts have proposed the installation of PV modules on kilometers-tall towers near the lunar poles to harvest more solar energy and limit the need for energy storage systems (ESSs). Alternatively, this paper proposes to harvest the energy from multiple sites in the lunar South Pole region using a novel technique to compute the Sun illumination profile and the LOLA topographic databases to compute the terrain elevations. The proposed algorithm seeks the most optimal configuration of sites and tower heights to minimize the longest night period and total distance between the sites. This study assesses groups of 1 to 6 sites assuming the use of towers having heights of 10, 100, and 500 [m]. The time horizon for the analysis is one Axial Precession Cycle, which is approximately 18.6 years. According to the results, a system of two sites with a separation of 42.05 [km] and towers of 500 [m] height has a maximum darkness period of only 3 [h] while another solution proposes a system of three sites with towers of 10 [m] that removes the need of EES (solar eclipse periods by the Earth are not considered). The proposed technique is suitable for engineering applications, such as base planning and operation management.     

基于虚拟样机的多星分离仿真分析

在一箭多星发射任务中,卫星分离仿真分析较为复杂,分离后卫星的运动状态受多因素共同影响,包括弹簧弹力、爆炸螺栓冲击力、电连接器拔脱力、航天器质量特性、初始运动参数等,采用传统数值计算的方法难以求解。虚拟样机技术能够有效解决上述问题,通过虚拟样机技术完成卫星分离仿真分析,通过人为设置偏差及干扰,模拟偏差及故障模式下卫星分离过程,评估碰撞等危险发生的可能性。结果表明,系统偏差对分离结果的影响量可通过仿真来评估,在风险较大情况下需要采取弹簧筛选等措施;另外,电分离插头机械拔脱力作用时间短,造成的干扰一般情况下不会影响分离安全。     

燃气涡轮性能试验台的控制因素敏感度分析

针对某燃气涡轮性能试验台,选择空气流量、燃油流量、水流量以及涡轮背压作为控制系统的主要控制量。通过建立工作点附近的线性“小偏差”方程,讨论了以上四种因素对于涡轮的入口压强、入口温度和转速这三个状态变量的影响程度。压强主要取决于空气流量．温度对空气和燃油均有一定的敏感性,转速则主要由水流量来控制。基于以上判断确定了试验台的手动调节规律。     

一种大负荷低压涡轮叶型的气动性能

基于Lantry-Menter转捩模型,分别对Zweifel升力系数为1.2的一种大负荷低压涡轮叶型在定常来流不同湍流度、雷诺数条件下,上游非定常、周期性尾迹作用下的流动进行了数值模拟.计算结果表明,定常来流低雷诺数条件下,湍流度对该大负荷叶型的气动性能影响较大;上游非定常、周期性尾迹对叶型吸力面分离泡的抑制作用可进一步减小低雷诺数条件下的叶型损失.计算结果揭示了该大负荷叶型在低压涡轮内部真实流动环境中的表面流动及损失特征,对国内现行低压涡轮设计有着较好的启示.      

钛合金螺旋铣孔孔径偏差研究

螺旋铣孔是航空航天领域新出现的制孔技术,其切削过程中会产生径向切削力,从而引起刀具变形并造成孔径偏差。针对该问题开展了钛合金螺旋铣孔孔径偏差试验,分析了包括进给方向在内的不同加工参数对孔径偏差的影响规律;基于螺旋铣孔运动学原理对不同进给方向下的材料去除过程和径向切削力方向进行了研究,分析了不同进给方向下的孔径偏差变化规律及形成原因,并设计切削力试验进行了验证;通过分析不同加工参数下的未变形切屑形状及径向切削力变化情况,研究了各加工参数对孔径变化趋势的影响规律。研究结果表明,当进给方向为顺时针时,刀具受背离孔心的径向切削力的作用向孔径外侧发生挠曲变形,导致所加工孔径大于理论孔径;当进给方向为逆时针时则相反。进给速度和导程的增加将加剧孔径偏差,切削速度的增加则会减弱孔径偏差。     

Usage of pre-flight data in short rendezvous mission of Soyuz-TMA spacecrafts

The paper describes the reduction of the vehicle autonomous flight duration before docking to the ISS. The Russian Soyuz-TMA spacecraft dock to the ISS two days after launch. Due to the limited volume inside Soyuz-TMA the reduction of time until docking to the ISS is very important, since the long stay of the cosmonauts in the limited volume adds to the strain of the space flight. In the previous papers of the authors it was shown that the existing capabilities of Soyuz-TMA, the ISS and the ground control loop make it possible to transfer to the five-orbit rendezvous profile. However, the analysis of the cosmonauts' schedule on the launch day shows that its duration is at the allowable limit and that is why it is necessary to find a way to further reduce the flight duration of Soyuz-TMA before docking to less than five orbits. In a traditional rendezvous profile, the calculation of rendezvous burns begins only after determination of the actual vehicle insertion orbit. The paper describes an approach in which the first two rendezvous burns are performed as soon as the spacecraft reaches the reference orbit and the values of the burns are calculated prior to the launch based on the pre-flight data for the nominal insertion. This approach decreases the duration of the rendezvous by one orbit. The demonstration flight of a Progress vehicle using the proposed profile was implemented on August 1, 2012 and completely confirmed the correctness of the imbedded principles. The paper considers the possible improvements of the proposed approach and recovery from the contingencies.     

液氧温度对某液氧液氢发动机性能影响研究

结合某液氧液氢发动机实际飞行中二次工作段入口液氧温度升高和推力下降现象,分析了液氧温度对发动机性能的影响方式和修正方法.通过过冷液氧的发动机试验,对液氧温度影响性能的两种方式分别进行了修正,可将某液氧液氢发动机二次工作段推力与一次工作段的偏差降低约24％,将发动机飞行燃烧室压力与交付值的偏差降低约8％.