含分层损伤复合材料层板压缩分层疲劳扩展研究

采用基于Mindlin一阶剪切理论的连续壳单元,建立了预测含分层损伤复合材料层板在压缩疲劳载荷作用下的分层扩展3D模型,分析了含穿透分层复合材料层板在压缩疲劳载荷作用下的分层扩展行为。利用累积损伤理论,对层板内出现的各种典型损伤进行相应的刚度折减,并在循环加载过程中对材料性能进行强度弱化。利用虚裂纹闭合技术(VCCT)计算分层前缘处的能量释放率,结合混合断裂判据判断分层是否扩展,进而得到压缩疲劳载荷作用下分层扩展规律。计算模型通过大型商用有限元软件和自编程序实现。通过对数值仿真结果和试验结果进行比较,验证了模型的合理性和准确性。     

Developing strategies for automated remote plant production systems: Environmental control and monitoring of the Arthur Clarke Mars Greenhouse in the Canadian High Arctic

The Arthur Clarke Mars Greenhouse is a unique research facility dedicated to the study of greenhouse engineering and autonomous functionality under extreme operational conditions, in preparation for extraterrestrial biologically-based life support systems. The Arthur Clarke Mars Greenhouse is located at the Haughton Mars Project Research Station on Devon Island in the Canadian High Arctic. The greenhouse has been operational since 2002. Over recent years the greenhouse has served as a controlled environment facility for conducting scientific and operationally relevant plant growth investigations in an extreme environment. Since 2005 the greenhouse has seen the deployment of a refined nutrient control system, an improved imaging system capable of remote assessment of basic plant health parameters, more robust communication and power systems as well as the implementation of a distributed data acquisition system. Though several other Arctic greenhouses exist, the Arthur Clarke Mars Greenhouse is distinct in that the focus is on autonomous operation as opposed to strictly plant production. Remote control and autonomous operational experience has applications both terrestrially in production greenhouses and extraterrestrially where future long duration Moon/Mars missions will utilize biological life support systems to close the air, food and water loops. Minimizing crew time is an important goal for any space-based system. The experience gained through the remote operation of the Arthur Clarke Mars Greenhouse is providing the experience necessary to optimize future plant production systems and minimize crew time requirements. Internal greenhouse environmental data shows that the fall growth season (July–September) provides an average photosynthetic photon flux of 161.09 μmol m⁻² s⁻¹ (August) and 76.76 μmol m⁻² s⁻¹ (September) with approximately a 24 h photoperiod. The spring growth season provides an average of 327.51 μmol m⁻² s⁻¹ (May) and 339.32 μmol m⁻² s⁻¹ (June) demonstrating that even at high latitudes adequate light is available for crop growth during 4–5 months of the year. The Canadian Space Agency Development Greenhouse [now operational] serves as a test-bed for evaluating new systems prior to deployment in the Arthur Clarke Mars Greenhouse. This greenhouse is also used as a venue for public outreach relating to biological life support research and its corresponding terrestrial spin-offs.     

Research and Development of Ceramic Cutting Tools in China

The research and development of various classes of ceramic cutting tools in China are described,because manufacturing efficiency is fundamental to the growth of China's economy.     

Use of sunlight for plant lighting in a bioregenerative life support system – Equivalent system mass calculations

Plant lighting is a critical issue for cost effectiveness of bioregenerative systems. A plant lighting system using sunlight has been investigated and compared to systems using electrical lighting. Co-generation of electricity and use of in situ resource utilization (ISRU) were also considered. The fixed part of equivalent system mass was found to be reduced by factors of from 3.1 to 3.9, according to the mission assumptions. The time-dependent part of equivalent system mass was reduced by a smaller value, of about 1.05. Cost effectiveness of bioregeneration has been compared to the cost of shipping food. Break-even times for different Lunar and Mars missions were generally in the order of 2–10 years, and were quite sensitive to the assumptions. There is significant scope for future refinement of these values, and work is ongoing.     

外商直接投资与我国东西部经济增长关系的实证研究

运用协整检验理论,利用1985-2006年的数据,对外商直接投资与我国东西部经济增长关系进行了定量分析。结果表明,东、西部的外商直接投资与经济增长之间存在长期稳定的均衡关系。东部地区外商直接投资对经济增长的贡献弹性高于西部地区,表明外商直接投资导致东西部经济增长差距扩大的因素之一,未来西部地区应加大吸引外资的力度,提升对外开放水平。     

Operations of a spaceflight experiment to investigate plant tropisms

Plants will be an important component in bioregenerative systems for long-term missions to the Moon and Mars. Since gravity is reduced both on the Moon and Mars, studies that identify the basic mechanisms of plant growth and development in altered gravity are required to ensure successful plant production on these space colonization missions. To address these issues, we have developed a project on the International Space Station (ISS) to study the interaction between gravitropism and phototropism in Arabidopsis thaliana. These experiments were termed TROPI (for tropisms) and were performed on the European Modular Cultivation System (EMCS) in 2006. In this paper, we provide an operational summary of TROPI and preliminary results on studies of tropistic curvature of seedlings grown in space. Seed germination in TROPI was lower compared to previous space experiments, and this was likely due to extended storage in hardware for up to 8 months. Video downlinks provided an important quality check on the automated experimental time line that also was monitored with telemetry. Good quality images of seedlings were obtained, but the use of analog video tapes resulted in delays in image processing and analysis procedures. Seedlings that germinated exhibited robust phototropic curvature. Frozen plant samples were returned on three space shuttle missions, and improvements in cold stowage and handing procedures in the second and third missions resulted in quality RNA extracted from the seedlings that was used in subsequent microarray analyses. While the TROPI experiment had technical and logistical difficulties, most of the procedures worked well due to refinement during the project.     

机载设备外场数据的可靠性增长分析

对我国航空机载设备外场数据的性质进行分析后,提出该种数据是变动母体混合数据,不同于通常用于可靠性估计的不变母体数据。提出外场数据中含有可靠性增长信息。 为利用外场数据来分析和评估航空机载设备的可靠性增长和可靠性状态,提出一个数学模型。模型的基本原理是最小二乘法。为说明模型的使用提供了一个实例。     

中碳回火钢疲劳小裂纹扩展微观特性的探讨

对超强钢(M4340)和中强钢(SCM435)[1]疲劳小裂纹扩展特性的分析表明,当微观结构以马氏体板条束为主,则微观结构小裂纹长度与原奥氏体晶粒或马氏体板条束尺寸都有很好的相关性,所以,减小这两种微观结构单元尺寸的冶金和热处理都可使微观结构小裂纹长度降低,从而改善材料的疲劳小裂纹扩展的抗力。     

空间环境对InSb晶体生长的影响

为了研究太空微重力环境对InSb 晶体生长的影响,在空间进行了InSb 晶体的重熔和再结晶实验。实验结果表明,空间可以生长出结构较完整、组份均匀的高质量单晶。另外还证明了利用多用途单晶生长炉内一侧余热进行单晶生长的可行性。     

一类可伸缩挠性结构变参数实验系统

针对最近研制出的一类可伸缩挠性结构变参数实验系统，概述了其结构组成和关键技术指标，通过数学仿真与物理实验相比较的方式研究了系统的动态特性，并介绍了全物理控制实验的初步结果，由此证实了该系统的有效性。