Water movement on the convex surfaces of porous media under microgravity

A plant growth system for crop production under microgravity is part of a life supporting system designed for long-duration space missions. A plant growth in soil in space requires the understanding of water movement in soil void spaces under microgravity. Under 1G-force condition, on earth, water movement in porous media is driven by gradients of matric and gravitational potentials. Under microgravity condition, water movement in porous media is supposed to be driven only by a matric potential gradient, but it is still not well understood. We hypothesized that under microgravity water in void spaces of porous media hardly moved comparing in void spaces without obstacles because the concave surfaces of the porous media hindered water movement. The objective of this study was to investigate water movement on the convex surfaces of porous media under microgravity. We conducted parabolic flight experiments that provided 20–25?s of microgravity at the top of a parabolic flight. We observed water movement in void spaces in soil-like porous media made by glass beads and glass spheres (round-bottomed glass flasks) in the different conditions of water injection under microgravity. Without water injection, water did not move much in neither glass beads nor glass spheres. When water was injected during microgravity, water accumulated in contacts between the particles, and the water made thick fluid films on the particles surface. When the water injection was stopped under microgravity, water was held in the contacts between the particles. This study showed that water did not move upward in the void spaces with or without the water injection. In addition, our results suggested that the difficulty of water movement on the convex (i.e. particle surfaces) might result in slower water move in porous media under microgravity than at 1G-force.     

Graviresponses of osteocytes under altered gravity

Single cell was capable of sensing and responding to alterations of gravity. Osteocytes, as the most abundant cells of the bone tissue playing an important role in the bone mechanotransduction, are very sensitive to mechanical stimuli. However, the effect of altered gravity on osteocytes so far is less known according to the public papers. Further study on this issue will help to verify and develop the theory of how cells perceive and respond to gravity. It also brings new ideas to the study of space bone loss. In our study, Osteocyte-like MLO-Y4 cells were exposed to 30 parabolic flights three times on ZERO-G airbus A300 to investigate the comprehensive effect on osteocytes stimulated by hyper- and hypo-gravity forces. It showed that the cell morphology, as well as cell area and height, was not changed significantly by hyper-gravity and hypo-gravity. However, the cytoskeleton was reorganized. In flight cells, F-actin polymerization was enhanced at the cell periphery and microtubule organizing center disappeared, but no apoptotic feathers were detected. The results of western blot showed that connexin 43 (Cx43) expression was down-regulated, indicating an decrease of gap-junction. In conclusion, hyper- and hypo-gravity stimulation altered the cytoskeleton architecture and suppressed gap-junction of osteocyte-like MLO-Y4 cells.     

星载抛物面天线视在相位中心确定方法及应用

星载抛物面天线成像过程中对波束的指向精度有较高要求,而波束指向精度在很大程度上取决于天线相位中心的位置精度。基于抛物面天线工作原理及视在相位中心的定义,提出一种抛物面天线视在相位中心的确定方法。在此基础上,通过卫星在轨多体系统仿真分析,给出了卫星机动过程中的视在相位中心坐标范围,并利用最小二乘法分析了视在相位中心坐标偏移量。进一步对比分析了有阻尼器和无阻尼器连接方式对天线视在相位中心偏移量的影响关系,为后续抛物面天线指向精度研究提供了理论基础。     

不规则地形条件下的双向抛物方程模型研究

在传统SSFT抛物方程模型基础上,针对传统算法忽略电波后向传播与散射,造成不规则地表边界条件下电波传播预测误差较大的问题,提出了可计算任意不规则地形剖面下前向和后向传播场的递归双向抛物方程模型,并给出了具体实现步骤,提高精度的同时弥补了传统算法的不足。仿真分析了双向抛物方程模型计算标准大气条件下单刃峰、双刃峰及实际地形的电波传播场分布特性,并与传统宽角抛物方程与几何绕射理论进行比较,验证了算法及模型的正确性与有效性。     

辐射换热条件下空间薄壁圆管结构瞬态温度场、热变形有限元分析

对航天结构中常见的辐射换热条件下的空间薄壁圆管结构，构造了一种用于非线性瞬态温度计算的傅立叶－有限单元。圆管温度沿杆长用有限元离散，沿周向分布展成三角函数。圆管温度单元每个结点包含平均温度、余弦和正弦分布温度幅三个自由度，并且在每个时间步内实现了平均温度增量与沿截面温差增量的解耦。在结构热变形分析时圆管单元节点上既承受温度轴力，又承受截面温差导致的热弯矩。采用这种单元对非线性换热条件下的复杂空间结构进行离散可以较准确地反映结构的温度场与热变形。经与前人的解析解和三维有限元结果的验证，证明该单元是可靠的。对太阳能帆板梁与空间抛物面天线的热－结构分析说明这种新单元的应用价值。     

"神舟四号"飞船微波辐射计天线的主波束效率

参照反射面天线主波束效率估计的简易计算公式,对“神舟四号”(SZ-4)飞船辐射计天线的主波束效率进行了具体估算,给出了计算流程和计算结果．计算表明,该辐射计天线在6．6GHz,19．35GHz,23．8GHz和37GHz 4个频段上的波束效率分别为89％,91．24％,92．91％和94．87％,并经过了在轨飞行验证．     

碳纤维抛物面反射器的热变形测量技术和位移分析

为了解决卫星碳纤维复合材料抛物面天线的热变形问题,本文提出了利用应变片测量应变分布、然后计算位移的方法。文中介绍了将应变片应用于—180～120℃温度范围的碳纤维复合材料结构的热变形测量技术。最后进行了碳纤维抛物面天线反射器的真空冷热交变试验。     

烧蚀模式激光推进的实验研究

采用CO2激光器和固体推进剂对三种构形的抛物型激光推力器模型进行了烧蚀模式下的单脉冲、多脉冲连续推进的对比实验,单脉冲实验获得的最高冲量耦合系数达到2.7×10-4N/W,对多脉冲连续推进时的冲量耦合系数有较大幅度的下降进行了分析,尝试采用PVDF薄膜传感器,测量了推力器内壁的瞬态压强,并采用热像仪对推力器的外壁温升进行了连续记录,为进一步研究激光能量转化为推力的机理以及热力冲击的影响提供了直接的数据。     

卫星抛物面天线组合件的模态分析和模态试验

着重描述了卫星抛物面天线组合件的模态理论计算和模态试验情况,并对两种结果进行对比和评定分析。     

聚焦方向对吸气式激光推进冲量耦合系数的影响

为了获得吸气式激光推进冲量耦合系数随聚焦方向的变化规律,针对抛物形喷管,采用光线追踪法求解辐射输运方程,通过与二维轴对称辐射流体动力学方程组联立,计算得到了3组单脉冲激光能量条件下不同聚焦方向对应的冲量耦合系数。计算结果表明:当聚焦方向在0°～135°范围内变化时,冲量耦合系数总体上呈下降趋势,而且激光能量较大时,这种趋势愈明显。