A comprehensive numerical model investigating the thermal-dynamic performance of scientific balloon

The increase of balloon applications makes it necessary for a comprehensive understanding of the thermal and dynamic performance of scientific balloons. This paper proposed a novel numerical model to investigate the thermal and dynamic characteristics of scientific balloon in both ascending and floating conditions. The novel model consists of a dynamic model and thermal model, the dynamic model was solved numerically by a computer program developed with Matlab/Simulink to calculate the velocity and trajectory, the thermal model was solved by the Fluent program to find out the balloon film temperature distribution and inner Helium gas velocity and temperature field. These models were verified by comparing the numerical results with experimental data. Then the thermal and dynamic behavior of a scientific balloon in a real environment were simulated and discussed in details.     

Intra-annual variations of the thermospheric density at 400 km altitude from 1996 to 2006

We investigate the intra-annual variations of globally averaged thermospheric density at 400 km altitude from 1996 to 2006 by using Artificial Neural Network Method (ANNM). The results indicate that thermospheric density is governed by solar activity, and the absolute error of our model is 13.67%, less than NRLMSISE-00 model. Fourier representation can catch the intra-annual variations more accurately than NRLMSISE-00 model and JB2008 model especially during 2002. We find that the Autumn maximum is slightly greater than Spring maximum during solar minimum, while the reverse is correct during solar maximum. There is a strong linear relation between solar activity and the amplitude of annual/semiannual variations, and the correlation coefficients are 0.9534 and 0.9424, respectively. Moreover, the amplitude ratio of the annual to semiannual variation is about 1.3 averaged, and changes in different years, but it has little relation with solar activity. Besides that, the amplitude of annual variation is larger than semiannual variation during 1996 and 2006 except 1998 and 2000. The relative error of NRLMSISE-00 model is 14.95%, decreasing to 12.49% after revising, and the correlation coefficients between this empirical model and its improved results and the observation are 0.8185 and 0.9210, respectively. Finally, we suggest the revised version of MSIS series of model should use the Fourier representation to express the intra-annual variations.     

Method for the prediction of the effective dose equivalent to the crew of the International Space Station

This paper describes a methodology for assessing the pre-mission exposure of space crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) in terms of an effective dose equivalent. In this approach, the PHITS Monte Carlo code was used to assess the particle transport of galactic cosmic radiation (GCR) and trapped radiation for solar maximum and minimum conditions through an aluminum shield thickness. From these predicted spectra, and using fluence-to-dose conversion factors, a scaling ratio of the effective dose equivalent rate to the ICRU ambient dose equivalent rate at a 10 mm depth was determined. Only contributions from secondary neutrons, protons, and alpha particles were considered in this analysis.     

Influence of lunar topography on simulated surface temperature

The surface temperature of the Moon is one of the essential parameters for the lunar exploration, especially to evaluate the Moon thermophysical features. The distribution of the temperature is heavily influenced by the Moon topography, which, however, is rarely studied in the state-of-art surface temperature models. Therefore, this paper takes the Moon topography into account to improve the surface temperature model, Racca model. The main parameters, such as slopes along the longitude and latitude directions, are estimated with the topography data from Chang’E-1 satellite and the Horn algorithm. Then the effective solar illumination model is then constructed with the slopes and the relative position to the subsolar point. Finally, the temperature distribution over the Moon surface is obtained with the effective illumination model and the improved Racca model. The results indicate that the distribution of the temperature is very sensitive to the fluctuation of the Moon surface. The change of the surface temperature is up to 150 K in some places compared to the result without considering the topography. In addition, the variation of the surface temperature increases with the distance from the subsolar point and the elevation, along both latitude and longitude directions. Furthermore, the simulated surface temperature coincides well with the brightness temperature in 37 GHz observed by the microwave sounder onboard Chang’E-2 satellite. The corresponded emissivity map not only eliminates the influence of the topography, but also hints the inherent properties of the lunar regolith just below the surface. Last but not the least, the distribution of the permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) in the lunar pole area is also evaluated with the simulated surface temperature result.     

仪器设备间距对空间实验室机柜内部流动和传热的影响分析

为充分利用机柜内有限空间并改善仪器设备的散热环境,建立了空间实验室机柜的模型,运用数值计算方法,对不同仪器设备间距下机柜内流场和温度场进行求解,研究了不同布局仪器层平均风速和仪器表面平均对流换热系数的变化规律。结果表明,合理地选择仪器设备间距可以有效地改善其表面的散热状况,为空间实验室机柜的热设计提供了依据。     

三维四向编织复合材料改进模型弹性性能计算

针对三维四向编织复合材料,在改进的矩形截面单胞模型的基础上,考虑了相邻纤维束之间的界面粘结效应,推导了单胞的几何特性与编织工艺参数之间的数学关系,并且采用ANSYS软件建立了实体有限元模型,得到了等效弹性性能参数;之后,分析了各工艺参数对弹性模量的影响规律.通过有限元计算的材料弹性性能常数与试验数据符合较好,较为真实地模拟了该材料的细观结构,对三维编织复合材料的设计和工艺具有一定的参考价值.      

地面效应对尾涡消散的影响研究

采用大涡模拟方法可以分析和计算近地阶段尾涡消散和运动规律,但模型繁琐、计算复杂。本研究基于镜像涡方法建立了形式相对简单、计算迅速的近地尾涡运动模型和消散模型,计算结果与激光雷达测量数据和大涡模拟数据的偏差都不超过5％,满足动态尾涡间隔研究的需要。     

适于黏性计算的自适应笛卡儿网格生成及其应用

复杂外形的黏性网格生成已经成为计算流体力学(CFD)在工程应用中的主要瓶颈,高效而鲁棒的网格生成技术研究显得尤为迫切。使用基于物面外形自适应加密的笛卡儿网格方法生成计算网格,投影方法拟合壁面边界,将投影得到的柱形单元沿法向分层获得适于黏性计算的网格。应用特征恢复技术恢复凹面特征并改善凸面处的网格质量。流场解算中应用最小二乘法重构获得2阶精度,Roe格式计算无黏通量,Holmes-Connell方法计算黏性通量。加入Spalart-Allmaras一方程湍流模型以获得湍流解。上下对称高斯 赛德尔迭代(LU-SGS)格式隐式时间推进,对网格重排序保证格式的稳定性和平衡性。算例显示网格生成方法是快速的和鲁棒的,流场计算精度满足工程需求,因此该方法非常适合应用于实际工程计算。     

Control-oriented Modeling for Air-breathing Hypersonic Vehicle Using Parameterized Configuration Approach

This article presents a parameterized configuration modeling approach to develop a 6 degrees of freedom (DOF) rigid-body model for air-breathing hypersonic vehicle (AHV). The modeling process involves the parameterized configuration design, inviscous hypersonic aerodynamic force calculation and scramjet engine modeling. The parameters are designed for airframe-propulsion integration configuration, the aerodynamic force calculation is based on engineering experimental methods, and the engine model is acquired from gas dynamics and quasi-one dimensional combustor calculations. Multivariate fitting is used to obtain analytical equations for aerodynamic force and thrust. Furthermore, the fitting accuracy is evaluated by relative error (RE). Trim results show that the model can be applied to the investigation of control method for AHV during the cruise phase. The modeling process integrates several disciplines such as configuration design, aerodynamic calculation, scramjet modeling and control method. Therefore the modeling method makes it possible to conduct AHV aerodynamics/propulsion/control integration design.     

基于超高速碰撞仿真的卫星碰撞解体碎片分析

使用超高速碰撞数值仿真技术,结合自主开发的碎片识别统计方法,以Iridium33与Cosmos2251卫星在轨撞击解体事件为例,进行了在轨卫星碰撞解体碎片分析.通过有限元方法(FEM)与光滑粒子流体动力学(SPH)的复合算法,从图形角度识别出碎片云中的大碎片,然后利用二值图转换与二值图连通域的快速统计,提取出了碎片数目...