Increased urinary excretion rates of serotonin and metabolites during bedrest

Astronauts are often on a voluntarily reduced energy intake during space missions, possibly caused by a metabolic or emotional stress response with involvement of the central serotonergic system (SES). We investigated 24 h urinary excretion (24 h-E) of serotonin (5-HT) and 5-hydroxyindol acidic acid as indicators of the SES in healthy males under two different normocaloric conditions: normal physical activity (NPA) and -6 degree head-down-tilt (HDT). HDT or NPA were randomly arranged with a recovery period of 6 months in between. 24 h-E of hormones varied widely among individuals. Values were higher in HDT compared to NPA. Assuming that the 24 h-E values are, beside being indicators for alterations in the number and metabolism of platelets. Also indicators of central SES, HDT condition seems to activate central SES in a higher degree compared to NPA. Therefore, changes in central SES might be involved in the mechanisms associated with space flight or microgravity, including possible maladaptations such as voluntary undernutrition.     

Multiscale eigenelement method for periodical composites: A review

Based on the eigenvector expansion idea, the Multiscale Eigenelement Method (MEM) was proposed by the author and co-workers. MEM satisfies two equivalent conditions, one condition is the equivalence of strain energy, and the other is the deformation similarity. These two equivalent conditions character the structure-preserving property of a multiscale analysis method. The equivalence of strain energy is necessary for achieving accurate macro behaviors such as lower order frequencies, while the deformation similarity is essential for predicting accurate micro behaviors such as stresses. The MEM has become a powerful multiscale method for the analysis of composite structures because of its high accuracy and efficiency. In this paper, the research advances of MEM are reviewed and all types of eigenelement methods are compared, focusing on superiorities and deficiencies from practical viewpoint. It is concluded that the eigenelement methods with smooth shape functions are more suitable for the analysis of macro behaviors such as lower order frequencies, and the eigenelement methods with piecewise shape functions are suitable for the analysis of both macro and micro behaviors.     

Influence of pre-tension on ballistic impact performance of multi-layer Kevlar 49 woven fabrics for gas turbine engine containment systems

In this paper, ballistic impact tests on wrapped multi-layer Kevlar 49 woven fabric systems were carried out with a flat blade projectile to investigate the impact response during a fan blade out event. The influences of the number of Kevlar layers and pre-tension were discussed particularly. Test results were used to analyze failure modes and energy absorption characteristics of multi-ply Kevlar fabrics. Results show that there are two kinds of impact damage for fabrics: global deformation mainly involving stretching of yarns in the impact region and fabric wrinkle from both sides to the impact zone, and local damage characterized by yarn fracture, yarn pull-out, and yarn unraveling. The energy absorption capability of Kevlar 49 woven fabrics improves with the number of fabric layers. The energy absorbed by multi-layer fabrics increases slightly at the beginning and then decreases substantially with pre-tension. The work in this paper can provide guidance for designing light-weight multi-layer fabrics containment systems.     

过滤式阴极电弧沉积类金刚石薄膜的特性分析

利用自行研制的过滤式阴极电弧沉积装置,在硅片和高速钢基体材料上获得了类金刚石薄膜,分别采用扫描电镜、原子力显微镜、喇曼光谱以及磨损实验等手段对薄膜进行了分析研究。结果表明,所获得的类金刚石薄膜为非晶态,sp3含量最高达70%;基体材料对成膜质量影响较大,在硅片上薄膜的摩擦系数可达0.08;同时偏压的变化会引起喇曼谱线中D峰和G峰位置向低频移动,半高宽σG增大、σD减小。     

太阳耀斑硬X射线能谱演变特征

太阳硬X射线是耀斑高能电子束流与太阳大气相互作用产生的韧致辐射,根据简单的太阳耀斑环物理模型,假定具有流量与能谱同步变化的高能电子束流从耀斑环顶部注入,计算了硬X射线辐射在不同的靶物质密度区的能谱演变特征。结果表明:硬X射线辐射在低大气密度靶区呈现软一硬一硬的能谱演变特征,在高密度靶区硬X射线能谱则具有软一硬一软的变化特征。高能电子束流持续时间影响谱型转变区域在耀斑环中的高度。      

Ti（Y）N镀覆刀具及膜-基界面状态的研究

研究了离子镀ＴｉＮ和Ｔｉ（Ｙ）Ｎ镀层对刀具寿命及膜－基界面状态的影响。结果表明：刀具镀覆Ｔｉ（Ｙ）Ｎ后寿命显著提高,试验数据分散度减小,可信度大大提高,这主要是膜－基界面状态改善,结合力大大提高之故。并对微观机制进行了较为系统的讨论     

Mission-oriented cooperative 3D path planning for modular solar-powered aircraft with energy optimization

Modular Solar-Powered Aircraft(M-SPA) is a kind of High-Altitude Long-Endurance(HALE) aircraft which exploits the mission advantage of swarm UAV and the HALE advantage of large aspect-ratio SPA. M-SPA’s separated mode and combined mode give it the potential to maximize the mission efficiency with limited solar energy. In this paper, firstly, oriented by the mission of maximizing the cruise area, the overall design of the M-SPA is modeled, including the energy model, the aerodynamic model and the...     

供油瞬态喷油杆内燃油结焦机理及规律数值研究

为获得喷油杆通断循环供油工作模式下,供油瞬间燃油结焦速率陡增机理,本文建立起沿喷杆轴向的一维非稳态热-流-固耦合换热与燃油结焦计算模型。获得不同时刻壁温、油温与结焦速率等参数轴向分布。通过与连续供油模式下的结果进行对比,来分析供油瞬间灼热喷杆内壁对燃油热冲击的影响,以获得结焦速率陡增机理。结果表明通断供油模式下,供油瞬间会迅速形成一尖锐的油温和结焦前体浓度峰值,结焦固相表面反应被迅速激发,结焦速率陡增。在喷杆前端（x=100mm）与底部（x=260mm）附近各存在一结焦速率峰值区域。通断供油模式下,在x=100mm和x=260mm位置处,每个周期供油起始时刻结焦速率峰值分别在5000μg/cm2h和2000μg/cm2h左右,远大于连续供油下的值。但供油结束时刻,供油模式的影响大幅下降。此外通断供油下,供油瞬间热冲击对燃油结焦的影响沿喷杆轴向逐渐减小。减小喷杆供油流量,热冲击的影响有所下降,且随时间先升高后降低。提高进口油温,热冲击的影响显著减小,且随供油时间逐渐降低。     

具有轨道倾角和最大高度约束的耗尽关机闭路制导

快速响应空间固体运载火箭轨道转移级以最大限度利用能量而非消耗能量为目的进行耗尽关机制导,基于椭圆轨道理论和牛顿迭代法,提出了一种适用于具有轨道、制导多种约束的耗尽关机闭路制导方法,通过实时寻找需要推力方向,充分利用轨道转移级能量,导引上面级进入具有给定轨道倾角和最大高度约束的转移轨道,同时实现耗尽关机.理论推导和数学仿真表明,本文提出的制导方法能在耗尽关机条件下实现对转移轨道的高精度控制.     

Modified energy cascade model adapted for a multicrop Lunar greenhouse prototype

Models are required to accurately predict mass and energy balances in a bioregenerative life support system. A modified energy cascade model was used to predict outputs of a multi-crop (tomatoes, potatoes, lettuce and strawberries) Lunar greenhouse prototype. The model performance was evaluated against measured data obtained from several system closure experiments. The model predictions corresponded well to those obtained from experimental measurements for the overall system closure test period (five months), especially for biomass produced (0.7% underestimated), water consumption (0.3% overestimated) and condensate production (0.5% overestimated). However, the model was less accurate when the results were compared with data obtained from a shorter experimental time period, with 31%, 48% and 51% error for biomass uptake, water consumption, and condensate production, respectively, which were obtained under more complex crop production patterns (e.g. tall tomato plants covering part of the lettuce production zones). These results, together with a model sensitivity analysis highlighted the necessity of periodic characterization of the environmental parameters (e.g. light levels, air leakage) in the Lunar greenhouse.