Taylor-Couette流的DSMC数值模拟

使用圆柱坐标系网格的三维DSMC(Direct Simulation Monte Carlo)模型,对同轴圆柱间Taylor-Couette流中Taylor涡的形成进行了数值模拟,并分析了不同计算域和边界条件下稳定流场中Taylor涡的轴向排列结构.在网格设置和流场参数不变的情况下,使用轴对称DSMC模型对Taylor涡进行数值模拟,所得Taylor涡的稳定过程与三维结果一致,验证了使用三维DSMC方法来解决微尺度低速的稀薄气流问题的可行性.三维模拟结果表明Taylor涡以较大的圆周速度绕轴旋转,二维模拟则无法体现.对不同的内圆柱旋转速度进行数值模拟,确定了能够产生Taylor涡的临界速度值.     

国内主力低速风洞大迎角实验的不确定度水平研究

笔者将AGARD-AR-304不确定度评估方法推广到大迎角领域,给出计算低速风洞大(小)迎角实验不确定度的工程方法.相应的计算软件已成功地用于国内主力低速风洞实验的不确定度评估,完成了5座风洞8个模型大迎角实验的不确定度评估,给出了我国主力低速风洞大(小)迎角实验的不确定度水平.     

新型凹入式螺旋结构增爆器的实验研究

本实验以脉冲爆震火箭发动机(简称PDREs)系统为实验平台,以液态航空煤油作为燃料,以压缩氧气作为氧化剂,以压缩氮气作为隔离气,分别对安装三种不同截面形式(半圆形、方形、三角形)的凹入式螺旋结构增爆器以及作为基准的Shchelkin螺旋结构增爆器进行了实验研究。实验结果表明,三种不同截面的凹入式增爆器均能有效强化爆燃向爆震转变(DDT)过程,在长径比为12.17的增爆器中均获得了充分发展的爆震波,实现了成功起爆。在流阻损失方面,半圆形凹入式螺旋结构表现出了最好的性能,其推力比Shchelkin螺旋的基准推力高出12个百分点。在多次实验过程中发现,凹入式螺旋结构比Shchelkin螺旋结构更不易烧蚀,工作可靠性更高。     

Influence of lunar regolith compressibility on sampling performance of thick wall spiral drills

A 2 m class robotic drill was sent to the Moon and successfully collected and returned regolith samples in late 2020 by China. It was a typical thick wall spiral drill (TWSD) with a hollow auger containing a complex coring system to retain subsurface regolith samples. Before the robotic drill was launched, a series of laboratory tests were carried out to investigate and predict the possible drilling loads it may encounter in the lunar environment. This work presents how the sampling performance of the TWSD is affected by the regolith compressibility. Experiments and analysis during the drilling and sampling process in a simulated lunar regolith environment were conducted. The compressibility of a typical lunar regolith simulant (LRS) was measured through uni-directional compression tests to study the relationship between its inner regolith stress and bulk density. A theoretical model was established to elucidate the cutting discharge behavior by auger flights based on the aforementioned relationship. Experiments were conducted with the LRS, and the results show that the sampling performance is greatly affected by the flux of the drilled cuttings into the spiral flight channels. This work helped in scheduling reasonable drilling parameters to promote the sampling performance of the robotic drill in the Chinese Chang'E 5 mission.