The dust content of clusters of galaxies

We have statistically investigated the infrared luminosity of clusters of galaxies in comparison with the known tracers of the cluster mass like the X-ray luminosity and the cluster richness (e.g. the number of member galaxies). Our results show that there is a clear positive correlation of the infrared luminosity with the cluster mass. Quantitatively speaking, the infrared luminosity is on average 20 times higher than the X-ray luminosity. Moreover, the infrared luminosity increases with the redshift. This probably shows that a major part of this infrared luminosity is due to star formation in the member galaxies. Another possible contribution would be the thermal emission from dust particles in the diffuse intracluster medium. However our method does not allow us to infer conclusions about this second hypothesis. Depending on their size and abundance, such particles would contribute to the infrared luminosity of galaxy cluster and have an impact on the cooling function of the baryons and thus on the formation of the large scale structures. This is an important cosmological question which still remains open.     

预应力钢丝缠绕缸体结构轻量化关键技术

针对等静压设备的预应力钢丝缠绕缸体结构的缠绕方法、强度和稳定性理论,定义了一种基于等剪应力缠绕的预应力大型结构轻量化设计模型.结合工作内压为300MPa、缸体内径为500mm的缸体设计实例,利用多岛遗传算法成功地得到了最优化解.质量由传统设计的9.03t减轻到8.53t,减少了5.5%.经专家系统软件和有限元软件验证,方案符合结构强度、刚度条件,预紧态结构不屈服,设计不失稳,并满足内径尺寸大于500mm等设计要求,方案可行.分析表明,该优化模型合理,多岛遗传算法收敛效果好.该方法适用于大吨位、超高温超高压等静压设备的缸体缠绕结构优化问题.     

A thermal-flutter criterion for an open thin-walled circular cantilever beam subject to solar heating

The flexible attachments of spacecraft may undergo Thermally Induced Vibration (TIV) on orbit due to the suddenly changed solar heating. The unstable TIV, called thermal-flutter, can cause serious damage to the spacecraft. In this paper, the coupled bending-torsion thermal vibration equations for an open thin-walled circular cantilever beam are established. By analyzing the stability of these equations based on the first Lyapunov method, the thermal-flutter criterion can be obtained. The criterion is very different form that of closed thin-walled beams because the torsion has great impact on the stability of the TIV for open thin-walled beams. Several numerical simulations are conducted to demonstrate that the theoretical predictions agree very well with the finite element results, which mean that the criterion are reliable.     

平板射流中大尺度涡的理论模型

根据流动稳定性理论,提出了一种解释平板射流中大尺度涡产生机理的二维不稳定波理论模型,用这种模型计算所得的流动结构和相干扰动量与实验结果吻合较好.说明不稳定波模型可以较好地描述湍流平板射流中的大尺度涡结构的主要特征.      

Layout design of thin-walled structures with lattices and stiffeners using multi-material topology optimization

In this paper, the thin-walled structures with lattices and stiffeners manufactured by additive manufacturing are investigated. A design method based on the multi-material topology optimization is proposed for the simultaneous layout optimization of the lattices and stiffeners in thin-walled structures. First, the representative lattice units of the selected lattices are equivalent to the virtual homogeneous materials whose effective elastic matrixes are achieved by the energy-based homogenization method. Meanwhile, the stiffeners are modelled using the solid material. Subsequently, the multi-material topology optimization formulation is established for both the virtual homogeneous materials and solid material to minimize the structural compliance under mass constraint. Thus, the optimal layout of both the lattices and stiffeners could be simultaneously attained by the optimization procedure. Two applications, the aircraft panel structure and the equipment mounting plate, are dealt with to demonstrate the detailed design procedure and reveal the effect of the proposed method. According to numerical comparisons and experimental results, the thin-walled structures with lattices and stiffeners have significant advantages over the traditional stiffened thin-walled structures and lattice sandwich structures in terms of static, dynamic and anti-instability performance.     

基于群论的空间可展开结构自由度分析

为了开发构型新颖、生命力强、便于运输和储藏的空间可展开结构，使其满足所处环境的时间、空间等苛刻条件，适应特殊任务的实际需求，亟需开展空间可展开结构的自由度及折展性能分析。由于现有可展结构多具有一定的对称性，基于群论方法，从对称学角度解析结构可动的本质，提出判别对称体系可动性的充分条件。根据几何约束性质，运用矩阵理论和变分原理，推导了可展结构中典型构成单元的位移协调矩阵。利用对称子空间，推导了机构位移模态、自应力模态的对称表示，并以闭合环形可展开结构为研究对象，开展了结构自由度分析。研究工作有助于新型空间可展开结构的研发与设计，为可展结构及其衍生结构的进一步研究与应用提供了理论基础。     

A partition of unity level set method with moving knot CS-RBFs for optimizing variable stiffness composites

A partition of unity level set method with moving knot Compactly Supported Radial Basis Functions (CS-RBFs) is proposed for optimizing variable stiffness composite structures. The iso-contours of a level set function are utilized to represent the curved fiber paths, and the tangent vector of the iso-contour defines the orientation of fiber. The level set function of the full design domain is constructed according to the Partition of Unity (POU) method by a set of local level set functions defined on an array of overlapping subdomains, and they are constructed by using the CS-RBFs. The positions of knots are iteratively changed during the optimization to improve the performance of composite structures. Several examples of compliance minimization are presented.     

Error modeling and compensating of a novel 6-DOF aeroengine rotor docking equipment

In the docking process of aeroengine rotor parts, docking accuracy that indicates the gaps between the end faces is strictly required. A key issue is improving docking accuracy using automated docking equipment. In this paper, a systematic study is carried out on the error modeling and compensation of a novel six-degrees-of-freedom(6-DOF) docking equipment for aeroengine rotors. First, a new model for indicating the main indexes of docking accuracy is proposed. Then, the error model of a special...     

Design and application of solar sailing: A review on key technologies

Solar sail technology has been proposed and developed for space explorations with advantages of low launch cost, no-propellant consumption, and continuous thrust, which has great potentials in earth polar detection, interstellar explorations and etc. The development of solar sail has made significant progress in structural design, manufacturing, materials, orbit transfer, and stability control in the past few decades, which makes meaningful contributions to astronomy, physics, and aerospace science. Technological breakthroughs of Solar Radiation Pressure (SRP) propulsion and interstellar transfer have been achieved in current solar sail missions. However, there are still many challenges and problems need to be solved. This paper attempts to summarize the research schemes and potential applications of solar sailing in space missions from the viewpoint of key technologies, so as to provide an overall perspective for researchers in this field. Analyses of the key technologies of solar sailing system design are provided. Finally, challenges and prospective development of solar sailing are discussed.     

刚性基体高应变复合材料在空间可展结构中的应用及发展

梳理了空间可展结构的分类及发展趋势，从铰接可展结构-带簧铰链、杆状可展结构、面状可展结构及体可展结构四个方面调研了刚性基体高应变复合材料在空间可展结构中的应用现状，从力学和黏弹性特性方面提出了其在可展结构中的应用优势及需要考虑的问题。高模量、低密度、低膨胀系数的刚性基体高应变复合材料是空间可展结构的应用方向，而刚性基体高应变复合材料可展结构的设计方法，以及将其用于大尺寸可展结构的低成本和高精度制造工艺仍有很大的探索空间。