Observations of wave activity in the ionosphere over South Africa in geomagnetically quiet and disturbed periods

The present paper deals with observations of wave activity in the period range 1–60 min at ionospheric heights over the Western Cape, South Africa from May 2010 to July 2010. The study is based on the Doppler type sounding of the ionosphere. The Doppler frequency shift measurements are supplemented with measurements of collocated Digisonde DPS-4D at SANSA Space Sciences, Hermanus. Nine geomagnetically quiet days and nine geomagnetically active days were included in the study. Waves of periods 4–30 min were observed during the daytime independent of the level of geomagnetic activity. Amplitudes of 10–30 min waves always increased between 14:00 and 16:15 UT (16:00–18:15 LT). Secondary maxima were observed between 06:00 and 07:00 UT (08:00–09:00 LT). The maximum wave amplitudes occurred close to the time of passage of the solar terminator in the studied region which is known to act as a source of gravity waves.     

星箭分离后箭遥数据处理系统的软件设计与实现

星箭分离后末级火箭的爆炸造成大量的空间碎片,严重威胁载人航天等空间活动。解决措施之一就是末级火箭剩余燃料的排放。星箭分离后遥测数据处理的目的是监测分析末级火箭推进剂的排放过程。文中讨论星箭分离后火箭遥测数据的基本特点、星箭分离后火箭遥测数据处理软件各模块的主要功能,以及软件在实现过程中采用的关键技术,并对遥测处理结果数据的分析和拓展应用进行了阐述。     

固体发动机φ200mm带喷管整体缠绕壳体的研制

研制了３台φ２００ｍｍ带喷管不等开口整体缠绕壳休交验了带喷管体整体结构强度，所测壳体的实际爆破压强为１１．６－１３．０ＭＰａ，是设计爆破压强的１．４－１．６倍。     

Two-velocity structure observed in the inner solar wind

Measurements of the motion of plasma density inhomogeneities in the inner solar wind are presented. The speeds were estimated using a cross-correlation analysis of radio frequency fluctuations of the Galileo spacecraft measured simultaneously at widely spaced ground stations. The radial projections of the correlation baselines on the pattern plane were of the order of several thousand kilometers. For cross-correlation functions calculated with comparatively short averaging times, we find that a pronounced two-velocity configuration is occasionally observed over the range of heliocentric distances 20 R < R < 40 R. The typical mean speed for such observations is about 300–400 km/s and the difference between the two predominant speeds is about 150–200 km/s. These results may indicate that the density fluctuations are associated with slow magnetosonic waves propagating in opposite directions at the local speed of sound in the reference frame moving with the mean solar wind speed. Quite reasonable estimates of the solar wind speed and speed of sound are obtained from this model. Another possible explanation of the two-velocity structures is that two independent solar wind streams are present simultaneously along different segments of the radio ray path.     

利用火箭技术对大型油罐进行模拟地震试验

利用火箭技术设计一种火箭激震装置，地震波动运动，其地震波主频率为２－１０Ｈｚ，持续时间达３ｓ，地面破坏状况相当于地震烈度７度。使用这种装置激震储存石油的大型油罐，可以检测储油罐的抗震性能。     

排气液化发动机高速液化装置研究

为简化涡轮排气液化发动机蒸汽液化装置的结构、缩小体积，提出了基于超声速汽液两相流升压原理的水蒸气液化方案，建立了考虑多因素的数学方程式，讨论了水蒸气喷嘴段结构参数、混合室参数、扩压段参数和混合室阻力等对升压能力的影响。计算结果表明：收敛-扩张式升压液化装置的升压系数大于3。     

Towards a new reference model of hmF2 for IRI

A numerical model of the peak height of the F2 layer, hmF2_top, is derived from the topside sounding database of 90,000 electron density profiles for a representative set of conditions provided by ISIS1, ISIS2, IK19 and Cosmos-1809 satellites for the period of 1969–1987. The model of regular hmF2 variations is produced in terms of local time, season, geomagnetic latitude, geodetic longitude and solar radio flux. No geomagnetic activity trends were discernible in the topside sounding data. The nighttime peak of hmF2_top evident for mid-latitudes disappears near the geomagnetic equator where a maximum of hmF2_top occurs at sunset hours when it can exceed 500 km at solar maximum. The hmF2 given by the IRI exceeds hmF2_top at the low solar activities. The hmF2_top, obtained by extrapolation of the first derivative of the topside profile to zero shows saturation similar to foF2 the greater the solar activity. The proposed model differs from hmF2 given by IRI based on M(3000)F2 to hmF2 conversion by empirical relationships in terms of foF2, foE and R12 with these quantities mapped globally by the ITU-R (former CCIR) from ground-based ionosonde data. The differences can be attributed to the different techniques of the peak height derivation, different epochs and different global distribution of the source data as well as the different mathematical functions involved in the maps and the model presentation.     

An overview of radar soundings of the martian ionosphere from the Mars Express spacecraft

The Mars Express spacecraft carries a low-frequency radar called MARSIS (Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding) that is designed to study the subsurface and ionosphere of Mars. In this paper, we give an overview of the ionospheric sounding results after approximately one year of operation in orbit around Mars. Several types of ionospheric echoes are commonly observed. These include vertical echoes caused by specular reflection from the horizontally stratified ionosphere; echoes from a second layer in the topside ionosphere, possibly associated with O⁺ ions; oblique echoes from upward bulges in the ionosphere; and a variety of other echoes that are poorly understood. The vertical echoes provide electron density profiles that are in reasonable agreement with the Chapman photo-equilibrium model of planetary ionospheres. On the dayside of Mars the maximum electron density is approximately 2 × 10⁵ cm⁻³. On the nightside the echoes are often very diffuse and highly irregular, with maximum electron densities less than 10⁴ cm⁻³. Surface reflections are sometimes observed in the same frequency range as the diffuse echoes, suggesting that small isolated holes exist in the nightside ionosphere, possibly similar to those that occur on the nightside of Venus. The oblique echoes arise from upward bulges in the ionosphere in regions where the crustal magnetic field of Mars is strong and nearly vertical. The bulges tend to be elongated in the horizontal direction and located in regions between oppositely directed arch-like structures in the crustal magnetic field. The nearly vertical magnetic field lines in the region between the arches are thought to connect into the solar wind, thereby allowing solar wind electrons to heat the lower levels of the ionosphere, with an attendant increase in the scale height and electron density.     

声发射技术在复合材料结构无损检测中的应用

简述了复合材料AE技术的发展概况、AE特性和破坏类型;讨论了几种不同破坏机理的AE判据;着重介绍了AE技术在复合材料压力容器无损检测中的应用及压力容器水压试验时应注意的某些问题。     

对火箭陀螺高速向心球轴承摩擦系数的研究

在运用滚动轴承理论、摩擦学滚动理论及弹性力学原理对火箭陀螺高速向心球轴承(简称高速球轴承)滚珠及内圈(或外圈)受力情况进行系统分析及研究的基础上,提出一组可直接计算高速球轴承摩擦系数的理论公式。从导出公式所示解析关系可清晰地看出,高速球轴承摩擦系数不仅与轴承内外径、滚珠对内圈(或外因)的滑动摩擦系数、滚珠半径及数量有关,而且还直接与轴承转速和当量动载荷等参数密切相关。